国の予算繰り越し１１兆円　外為特会剰余金、１６年ぶり高水準―２３年度

　財務省が３１日発表した２０２３年度の国の決算概要によると、一般会計の２４年度への繰越額は１１兆６３２億円となった。公共事業や物価高対応の給付金支給などの執行がずれ込んだためだが、２２年度（１７兆９５２８億円）比では減少した。特別会計では外国為替資金特別会計（外為特会）の剰余金が１６年ぶりの高水準となった。（2024/07/31-11:07）

The Japanese government has carried over 11,063.2 billion yen from general-account budget funds for fiscal 2023 into fiscal 2024, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday.
   The carry-over from the year that ended in March this year resulted from delays in implementing public works projects and providing subsidies to cushion the impact of soaring prices. The figure fell from 17,952.8 billion yen in fiscal 2022.
   Among the special accounts, that for foreign exchange funds had a surplus of 3,888.3 billion yen, highest since the fiscal 2007 surplus of 3,926.7 billion yen, chiefly reflecting higher investment gains amid the yen's weakening and rising U.S. interest rates.
   In fiscal 2023, general-account spending totaled 127,578.8 billion yen, down 4.8 trillion yen from fiscal 2022.
   The amount of funds that became unnecessary reached 6,891 billion yen, leaving a surplus of 851.7 billion yen. The government plans to utilize half of the surplus to boost its defense spending.