东京，10月30日：日本财务大臣片山皋月周五表示，央行决定加快出售其持有的交易所交易基金（ETF），“显然”将增加向政府上缴的盈余款项。
TOKYO, Oct 30 : Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Friday it was "obvious" that the central bank's decision to speed up sales of its exchange-traded funds (ETF) holdings would boost surplus payments to the government.
此番言论发表之际，首相高市早苗领导的政府正竭力寻找非税收入，以在不至于过度依赖增发债务的情况下为其庞大的支出计划提供资金。
The remarks came as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's administration scrambles for non-tax revenues to finance its huge spending plans without relying too heavily on additional debt issuance.
日本央行周五决定，从明年1月起将ETF的年度出售规模从目前的3300亿日元加快至8600亿日元（约合54.6亿美元）。央行每年获得的净利润（包括ETF出售所得）的一部分会上缴国库。
The BOJ decided on Friday to hasten annual sales of ETFs from January to 860 billion yen ($5.46 billion) from 330 billion now. A portion of net profit the central bank reaps each year, including from the ETF sales, is paid to state coffers.
日本央行在一份声明中表示，作出这一决定是因为其认为当前的出售速度对市场造成的干扰很小。在被问及这一决定时，片山表示政府对此表示尊重。
In a statement, the BOJ said the decision was made after it saw the current pace of sales as causing little disruption to the market. Asked about the decision, Katayama said the government respected it.
她（原文为he）对记者说：“ETF出售速度加快显然会带来更高的利润，并增加净盈余”，这进而将增加日本央行上缴国库的金额。
"It's obvious the faster pace of ETF sales would generate higher profits and boost net surplus," which in turn will increase the amount the BOJ pays to state coffers, he told reporters.
片山补充说：“政府在编制”下一财年“预算时，将考虑可以预期多少额外收入，以及任何此类增加应如何处理”。
"The government will consider how much additional revenue could be expected, and how any such increase should be treated, as it drafts the budget" for next fiscal year, Katayama added.
日本央行于今年1月开始抛售其持有的ETF，作为逐步退出大规模刺激计划的一部分，该计划旨在重振增长并将通胀推升至2%的目标。
The BOJ began unloading its ETF holdings in January as part of efforts to phase out a massive stimulus programme aimed at reflating growth and firing up inflation to its 2 per cent target.
出售启动时的规模被设定为将对市场造成最小损害。日本央行周五表示，即便从1月起加快出售速度，央行也需要约43年才能清空其持仓。
The sales kicked off on a scale that would cause minimum damage to markets. Even with the faster pace from January, the BOJ would take about 43 years to disperse its holdings, it said on Friday.
随着股价上涨推高ETF的价值，一些议员呼吁将日本央行ETF持仓的收益用于为减税和支出计划提供资金。
As rising stock prices inflate the value of ETFs, some lawmakers have called for proceeds from the BOJ's ETF holdings to go towards funding tax cuts and spending plans.