国債利払い費、１０．９兆円　金利上昇で膨らむ―２５年度概算要求

　財務省は２９日、２０２５年度一般会計の概算要求で、借金である国債の元本返済と利払い費を合わせた「国債費」を２８兆９１１６億円とすると発表した。利払い費は１０兆９３２０億円を計上し、当初予算で比較すると１５年度以来１０年ぶりの１０兆円台となる。日銀の追加利上げに伴う長期金利の上昇を反映したためで、超低金利を当てにした借金頼みの財政運営は転換点を迎えている。
　国債費の概算要求額は、当初予算で比べると過去最大だった２４年度（約２７兆円）から７％増加。利払い費の要求額も１２．８％増える。利払い費は、日銀が巨額の国債を購入して金利を低く抑える「異次元緩和」を背景に、１６年度以降は年８兆～９兆円台にとどまっていたが、「金利のある世界」の復活を受け、２５年度の要求額は１０兆円の大台に乗った。（2024/08/29-19:41）

Japan's Finance Ministry said Thursday that it is seeking 10,932 billion yen in its fiscal 2025 general-account budget request to pay interest on Japanese government bonds.
   It would be the first time since fiscal 2015 for annual JGB interest costs to top 10 trillion yen, reflecting a rise in long-term JGB yields following the Bank of Japan's policy rate hikes earlier this year.
   JGB interest costs have hovered around 8 trillion to 9 trillion yen since 2016, thanks to the BOJ's massive monetary easing policy.
   In the fiscal 2025 budget request, the ministry will seek a total of 28,911.6 billion yen for debt-servicing costs, also including principal repayments, up 7 pct from the record high of roughly 27 trillion yen, set for fiscal 2024.
   The ministry will raise its assumed JGB interest rate to 2.1 pct for fiscal 2025. The rate was last above 2 pct for fiscal 2016. It was kept at 1.1 pct from fiscal 2017 to fiscal 2023, and was raised to 1.9 pct for fiscal 2024.