経済対策、財政支出４０兆円　事業費は７３．６兆円―午後閣議決定

　政府・与党は８日、首相官邸で政策懇談会を開き、新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大を受けた追加経済対策について議論した。追加対策は、業態転換する中小企業の設備投資を支援する「事業再構築補助金」の創設などが柱。事業規模は７３．６兆円で、このうち国費や財政投融資を合わせた財政支出は４０兆円とする。財源は２０２０年度第３次補正予算と２１年度当初予算で確保する。政府は同日午後の臨時閣議で決定する。
　菅義偉首相は会議の席上、追加対策について「（脱炭素化に向けた）グリーンやデジタルをはじめ、新たな成長の突破口を切り開くべく策定した」と説明した。懇談会には自民党の二階俊博幹事長、公明党の山口那津男代表らが出席した。（2020/12/08-12:02）

The Japanese government plans to spend 40 trillion yen to fund its additional economic policy package, which will be adopted later on Tuesday as part of its efforts to fight against the novel coronavirus crisis.
   The new stimulus package, worth 73.6 trillion yen, will include a new subsidy program aimed at supporting capital investment by small companies with business conversion plans.
   The government will earmark necessary funds under its third supplementary budget for the current fiscal year ending in March 2021 and the initial budget for the following year. Along with the state budgets, the government's "zaito" fiscal investment and loan program will also be used to cover the 40 trillion yen.
   On Tuesday morning, the government and ruling parties held a meeting to discuss the new policy package.
   At the meeting, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said the government compiled the package to "make a new breakthrough for growth" by including measures related to his zero carbon emission goal and his policy of promoting the digitalization of the Japanese society.