概算要求、１１７兆円前後に　２年連続で過去最大―国債利払いや防衛費膨らむ・２５年度予算

　財務省は３０日、国の２０２５年度予算編成に向けた各省庁からの概算要求を事実上締め切った。一般会計の要求総額は１１７兆円前後に達する見通し。２４年度（１１４兆３８５２億円）を上回り、２年連続で過去最大を更新する。「金利のある世界」復活に伴う長期金利の上昇で国債（借金）利払い費が膨らんだほか、厳しさを増す東アジアの安全保障環境を反映して防衛費が大幅に増えた。
　概算要求では、デフレ完全脱却と成長型経済を実現するための「重要政策推進枠」（特別枠）や、要求段階で金額を示さない「事項要求」も容認。物価高対策や賃上げ促進、少子化対策、防衛力強化などの重点分野で要求が相次いだ。（2024/08/30-17:33）

General-account budget requests for fiscal 2025 submitted by Japanese government ministries and agencies by Friday's deadline are expected to total around 117 trillion yen, hitting a record high for the second consecutive year.
   The expected total exceeds the current record of 114,385.2 billion yen, requested for fiscal 2024.
   The increase reflects the rising cost of paying interest on Japanese government bonds, or JGBs, as well as a surge in defense spending in light of the increased security threats in East Asia.
   The requests seek many funds for measures to tackle inflation, promote wage increases, deal with the country's declining birthrate and boost defense capabilities.
   "We will strictly examine (the budget requests) to avoid loosening fiscal discipline and prevent a one-sided budget increase," Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki told a press conference Friday.