Press Release

October 30, 2008
  • Environmental Policy

On the amount of the requesting budget to go towards environmental preservation matters in FY 2009

The Ministry of the Environment presented its budget policy in August, and therein arranged the amount of the requesting budget which would go towards environmental preservation matters in FY 2009 with consideration to the requests by the various ministries concerned.
The amount of the requesting budget for FY 2009 is 2 trillion 566.4 billion yen, which is an increase of 352.3 billion yen (a 15.9% rise) compared to the first estimated amount in 2008.
The Ministry of the Environment will make as much effort as possible so that this amount can be secured for the next FY's governmental budget.

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