Title: **NSF/Tokyo Report**: **Proposed Supplemental Budget Increases FY
1998, S&T Funding Level by 20.3%**

Org: INT

## Date: 6/12/98

## Replaces: None

The National Science Foundation\'s offices in Tokyo and in Paris
periodically report on developments abroad that are related to the
Foundation\'s mission. These documents present facts for the use of NSF
program managers and policy makers; they are not statements of NSF
policy.

**Report Memorandum #98-11 June 8, 1998**

**The \"Proposed\" Supplemental Budget Increases**

**FY 1998 S&T Funding Level by 20.3%**

As part of the comprehensive economic stimulus package, on May 11, 1998
the government submitted to the National Diet a supplemental budget
proposal for the current fiscal year (FY 1998) amounting to 5.1 trillion
yen (about \$38 billion at 135 yen per dollar) to be added to the
initial FY\'98 general account budget of 77.7 trillion yen.

According to an estimate by the Science and Technology Agency (STA), the
proposed supplemental budget includes 618.8 billion yen (about \$4.6
billion) for S&T-related expenditures; an amount equivalent to 20.3% of
the initial FY 1998 S&T-related budget of 3,031.9 billion yen.

If approved, the combined total of 3,648.7 billion yen for this year\'s
S&T-related budget represents 21.5% increase over the last year\'s total
of 3,002.6 billion yen; a sharp contrast to a very small increase rate
(0.9%) previously suggested when no supplementary budget was considered
possible in view of the huge financial deficit of the national treasury.
(Ref. NSF/Tokyo Report Memorandum #98-02 of 1/22/98.) The fairly large
(21.5%) increase proposed for S&T budget at this time can be a positive
step forward in achieving the goal of doubling the government S&T
expenditure by year 2000 from the FY\'92 level.

The table below compares the S&T-related budgets, including supplemental
budgets for the past several years.

Table 1:

**Summary of S&T-related Government Budgets**

**Including Supplementary Budgets**

(Unit: In billion yen)

  ------------------- ----------------- ----------------------- ------------------- --------------- -------- --------- ------- --------- -------- -------- --------- ----- --------- -------- -------- --------- ------- --------- -------- -------- --------- ------- --------- ------- -------- --------- --- --------- -------
  ** **Fiscal years   Initial budgets   Supplementary budgets   Total S&T budgets   Yearly change                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  FY\'92              2,134.7           103.7                   2,238.4             +10.7%          FY\'93   2,266.3   549.0   2,815.3   +25.8%   FY\'94   2,358.5   9.7   2,368.2   -15.9%   FY\'95   2,499.6   685.4   3,185.0   +34.5%   FY\'96   2,810.5   155.5   2,966.0   -6.9%   FY\'97   3,002.6   0   3,002.6   +1.2%
  FY\'98              3,031.9           616.8                   3,648.7             +21.5%                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
  ------------------- ----------------- ----------------------- ------------------- --------------- -------- --------- ------- --------- -------- -------- --------- ----- --------- -------- -------- --------- ------- --------- -------- -------- --------- ------- --------- ------- -------- --------- --- --------- -------

The table 2 below shows the \"proposed\" FY 1998 supplemental budgets
along with the \"initial\" S&T-related budgets approved for each
government ministry or agency.

Table 2:

**Inter-Agency Comparison of FY 1998 S&T Budget Amounts**

(In Billion Yen)

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<td><p>S&amp;T-related budget</p></td>
<td><p>FY 1997</p>
<p>(Total)</p></td>
<td><p>FY'98</p>
<p>Initial</p></td>
<td><p>FY'98</p>
<p>Suppl.</p></td>
<td><p>FY'98</p>
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<td><p>Ministries and Agencies</p></td>
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<td><p>Ministry of Education, Science, Sports &amp; Culture
(Monbusho)</p></td>
<td><p>1,289.0</p></td>
<td><p>1,311.1</p></td>
<td><p>188.7</p></td>
<td><p>1,499.8</p></td>
<td><p>Science and Technology Agency</p></td>
<td><p>734.5</p></td>
<td><p>740.1</p></td>
<td><p>111.8</p></td>
<td><p>851.9</p></td>
<td><p>Min. Int'l Trade &amp; Industry</p></td>
<td><p>472.2</p></td>
<td><p>492.8</p></td>
<td><p>180.4</p></td>
<td><p>673.2</p></td>
<td><p>Defense Agency</p></td>
<td><p>175.3</p></td>
<td><p>144.2</p></td>
<td><p>-</p></td>
<td><p>144.2</p></td>
<td><p>Min. Agriculture, Forestry &amp; Fish.</p></td>
<td><p>100.9</p></td>
<td><p>104.2</p></td>
<td><p>12.7</p></td>
<td><p>116.9</p></td>
<td><p>Ministry of Health and Welfare</p></td>
<td><p>91.5</p></td>
<td><p>95.1</p></td>
<td><p>3.5</p></td>
<td><p>98.6</p></td>
<td><p>Ministry of Posts &amp; Telecomm.</p></td>
<td><p>57.7</p></td>
<td><p>60.5</p></td>
<td><p>102.5</p></td>
<td><p>163.0</p></td>
<td><p>Ministry of Construction</p></td>
<td><p>38.9</p></td>
<td><p>39.5</p></td>
<td><p>3.8</p></td>
<td><p>43.3</p></td>
<td><p>Ministry of Transport</p></td>
<td><p>23.1</p></td>
<td><p>23.1</p></td>
<td><p>1.6</p></td>
<td><p>24.7</p></td>
<td><p>Environment Agency</p></td>
<td><p>18.0</p></td>
<td><p>19.6</p></td>
<td><p>7.7</p></td>
<td><p>27.3</p></td>
<td><p>Ministry of Foreign Affairs</p></td>
<td><p>13.0</p></td>
<td><p>12.4</p></td>
<td><p>-</p></td>
<td><p>12.4</p></td>
<td><p>Ministry of Labor</p></td>
<td><p>4.3</p></td>
<td><p>3.9</p></td>
<td><p>-</p></td>
<td><p>3.9</p></td>
<td><p>Ministry of Finance</p></td>
<td><p>2.2</p></td>
<td><p>2.4</p></td>
<td><p>-</p></td>
<td><p>2.4</p></td>
<td><p>Ministry of Justice</p></td>
<td><p>2.0</p></td>
<td><p>2.1</p></td>
<td><p>-</p></td>
<td><p>2.1</p></td>
<td><p>National Police Agency</p></td>
<td><p>1.5</p></td>
<td><p>2.1</p></td>
<td><p>0.3</p></td>
<td><p>2.4</p></td>
<td><p>Science Council of Japan</p></td>
<td><p>1.3</p></td>
<td><p>1.3</p></td>
<td><p>-</p></td>
<td><p>1.3</p></td>
<td><p>Economic Planning Agency</p></td>
<td><p>1.1</p></td>
<td><p>1.0</p></td>
<td><p>-</p></td>
<td><p>1.0</p></td>
<td><p>Ministry of Home Affairs</p></td>
<td><p>0.8</p></td>
<td><p>0.9</p></td>
<td><p>1.5</p></td>
<td><p>2.4</p></td>
<td><p>National Land Agency</p></td>
<td><p>0.5</p></td>
<td><p>0.7</p></td>
<td><p>2.5</p></td>
<td><p>3.2</p></td>
<td><p>National Diet</p></td>
<td><p>0.6</p></td>
<td><p>0.6</p></td>
<td><p>-</p></td>
<td><p>0.6</p></td>
<td><p>Hokkaido Development Agency</p></td>
<td><p>0.2</p></td>
<td><p>0.2</p></td>
<td><p>-</p></td>
<td><p>0.2</p></td>
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<td><p>TOTAL**</p></td>
<td><p>3,002.6</p></td>
<td><p>3,031.9</p></td>
<td><p>616.8</p></td>
<td><p>3,648.7</p></td>
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\*\* Note: The sum of the individual budget figures slightly exceeds the
total because funds for the Japan Key Technology Center are
double-listed in the budgets for the Ministry of International Trade and
Industry and the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications`. `

NSF/Tokyo: M. Miyahara