Overview
- The general account comes to about ¥122.31 trillion, more than ¥7 trillion above the current year and the largest on record.
- Foreign Ministry funding increases 7.3% to a record ¥817.0 billion, reflecting expanded security-related initiatives and partner support.
- The plan allocates ¥5.7 billion to shift school club activities to community providers, building on ¥8.2 billion secured in a prior supplementary budget.
- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi thanked ruling parties for their work on the plan and is seeking early passage in the upcoming ordinary Diet session.
- Opposition scrutiny grew as SDP leader Mizuho Fukushima demanded an investigation and dismissal over a reported pro‑nuclear remark, and Yoshimasa Hayashi’s campaign corrected its election expense filing by deleting 13 labor-cost entries.