东京10月19日电：日本首相高市早苗周一表示，她不排除为从明年4月起实施的为期两年的全国消费税削减筹集资金而发行国债的可能性。
TOKYO, Oct 19 : Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Monday she would not rule out the chance of issuing bonds to fund a two-year cut to the country's consumption tax scheduled from April next year.
高市早苗在国会表示，政府将寻求通过审查开支和支出，稳步降低债务余额占国内生产总值（GDP）的比率。
The government will seek to stably lower the ratio of debt balance to gross domestic product (GDP) by reviewing both spending and expenditure, Takaichi told parliament.
她表示：“在这样做的同时，我们将适度控制年度国债发行规模。”高市早苗还说：“我们不会彻底排除发行国债的可能性，”并强调了政府如何筹集资金以为计划中的销售税减免提供资金。
"As we do this, we will appropriately control the size of annual bond issuance," she said. "We would not rule out the chance of issuing bonds altogether," Takaichi said, highlighting how the government could raise proceeds to fund the scheduled sales tax cut.
高市早苗还表示，日本可以通过采取加强经济的举措来增强市场对日元的信任。
Takaichi also said Japan can heighten market trust in the yen by pursuing steps to strengthen the economy.
作为减轻生活成本上升对家庭冲击的努力的一部分，政府已制定计划，从明年4月起将食品的8%税率降下来。
The government has laid out a plan to cut an 8 per cent levy on food items from April next year, as part of efforts to cushion the blow to households from rising living costs.