国の剰余金が半減　０．７兆円、税収振るわず―１９年度

　２０１９年度の国の一般会計決算の概要が２日、明らかになった。歳入から歳出を差し引いた純剰余金は０．７兆円と、１８年度の１．３兆円に比べ半分近くに目減りする。新型コロナウイルス感染拡大による景気悪化などで、税収が見込みを下回ったことが響いた。
　歳入面では、税収が前年度決算より２兆円少ない５８．４兆円にとどまる。このうち法人税は、新型コロナの影響で企業収益が悪化したことから１０．８兆円（前年度１２．３兆円）。消費税は税率引き上げで１８．４兆円（同１７．７兆円）に増えたが、消費が低調で見込みには届かなかった。（2020/07/02-16:29）

The Japanese government's net general-account surplus in fiscal 2019 shrank sharply to 700 billion yen from 1.3 trillion yen the year before, it was learned Thursday.
   The fall in the year that ended in March reflects lower-than-expected tax revenue due to an economic slowdown triggered by the spread the novel coronavirus outbreak.
   According to informed sources, fiscal 2019 tax income totaled 58.4 trillion yen, down 2 trillion yen from the previous year. Of the total, revenue from corporate tax stood at 10.8 trillion yen, down from 1.5 trillion yen.
   Consumption tax revenue increased 700 billion yen to 18.4 trillion yen, thanks to the tax rate hike from 8 pct to 10 pct. However, the revenue failed to reach the government target due to sluggish consumption.
   Meanwhile, nontax revenue, including surplus transferred from the Bank of Japan, stood 1.1 trillion yen higher than the government projection, while 1.8 trillion yen earmarked for spending was left unspent.