Instead, the government has focused on increasing spending to meet its grand electoral promises, including a huge amount for new grants to households and farmers. As a result, the ratio of tax revenue to total spending this fiscal year has fallen below 50% for the first time in Japan’s postwar history.
反过来，政府却开始集中于增加开支来兑现自己许下的宏大竞选承诺，包括对家庭和农民提供巨额新增补助。结果在本财政年度，日本政府税收占总支出的比例下降到50%以下，这对战后的日本来说尚属首次。而如果政府继续这样下去的话，许多人都预计下一年的财政赤字将进一步扩大。