作者：埃rica·横山（Erica Yokoyama）与梅川崇（Takashi Umekawa）日本计划对多达7万亿日元（合443亿美元）未使用的政府资金进行审查，以收回资金、控制支出，并为首相高市早苗的政策重点腾出资源。
Japan plans to scrutinize unused government funds of as much as ¥7 trillion ($44.3 billion) as it looks to claw back money, curb spending and free up resources for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s policy priorities.
根据周五提交给一次大臣级会议的提案，政府计划将现有基金中闲置的资金收回国库，并转而采取多年的支出承诺。
The government plans to return money lying idle in existing funds to state coffers and shift toward multi-year spending commitments instead, according to a proposal submitted to a ministerial meeting Friday.
高市此前曾多次承诺削减浪费性支出以资助其实施议程，并在去年建立了她自己版本的美国政府效率部（DOGE）。
Takaichi has repeatedly pledged to cut wasteful spending to fund her agenda, establishing her own version of the US Department of Government Efficiency last year.
财务大臣片山皋月（Satsuki Katayama）在出席会议后对记者表示：“日本版的DOGE对于制定符合高市内阁要求的预算和税收制度至关重要——这是一个兼顾构建强大经济和确保财政可持续性的制度。”
“Japan’s version of DOGE is essential to putting together a budget and tax system worthy of the Takaichi administration — one that balances building a strong economy and ensuring fiscal sustainability,” Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama told reporters after attending the meeting.
目前，高市政府正着手筹备明年4月开始的新财年预算，而各方正施加越来越大的压力，要求为计划中的消费税减免、增加国防开支、战略产业投资及其他需求筹措资金。
The initiative comes as Takaichi’s government prepares its budget for the fiscal year starting next April amid mounting pressure to finance a planned consumption tax cut, higher defense spending, investments in strategic industries and other needs.
在人们对日本财政前景持续担忧的背景下，削减不必要的开支并收回未使用的预算资金，有助于遏制国债发行。这些担忧在本月早些时候推动基准10年期国债收益率创下三十年来的最高水平。
Cutting back unnecessary spending and reclaiming unused budgeted funds could help curb bond issuance amid persistent concerns over Japan’s fiscal outlook. Those concerns helped push the yield on benchmark 10-year government debt to its highest level in three decades earlier this month.
片山说：“在推进预算编制的过程中，我们将与各部门密切协调，严格审查他们的申请，并加大力度彻底审查各项开支。”
“As we work through the budget process, we’ll coordinate closely with each ministry, scrutinize their requests and step up our efforts to thoroughly review spending,” Katayama said.
DOGE实际上能够收回多少资金仍是个未知数。今年8月，各部门在税制改革申请中自愿审查了121项国家和地方税收减免政策时，最终只确认取消了其中的三项。
The amount DOGE will actually manage to claw back remains in doubt. When ministries voluntarily reviewed 121 national and local tax breaks as part of their tax reform requests in August, they identified just three for elimination.
日本约有200只基金存在未使用的资金，预计到2027财年末，合计余额将达到约7万亿日元，财政省称。
Japan has about 200 funds with unused money and a combined balance projected to reach roughly ¥7 trillion by the end of fiscal 2027, according to the Finance Ministry.
政府还在针对补贴进行整治。最新的提案列出了审查补贴的标准，包括项目是否重叠、是否有明确的退出机制以及是否仍然符合经济和社会条件的合理性。财政省数据显示，今年初预算中的补贴总额超过34万亿日元。
The government is also targeting subsidies. The latest proposal outlines criteria for reviewing them, including whether programs overlap, whether they have clear exit strategies and if they remain justified by economic and social conditions. Subsidies totaled more than ¥34 trillion in this year’s initial budget, according to the ministry.