TOKYO - Japan under the control of the Prime Minister (PM) Shinzo Abe is fairly generous in matters of the defense budget.
Yesterday (31/8) Sakura's Defense Ministry re-submit the budget whose value is quite fantastic. This time the budget is 2.2 percent more than this year.
The Ministry of Defence wrote the number of 5.1 trillion yen, or about Rp 592.6 trillion for the fiscal year 2016. The new budget year that will begin in April 2016. The defense budget is the largest ever proposed by the government to parliament. Moreover, before Abe held back in December 2012, Japan forbids a budget increase in the defense sector.
However, Abe different. 60-year-old leader lifted a ban on Japanese defense budget restrictions. Therefore, since he took office, for the fourth time, the Ministry of Defence put forward a budget increase.
'' The role of the military need to be improved, given our relationship with China are getting hot, '' explained one central government official quoting Abe some time ago.
The Ministry of Defence plans to use the budget to buy a new military fleet. Among them, 17 SH-60K reconnaissance helicopters can take off from the aircraft carrier, six stealth fighter jet F-35, and three Global Hawk unmanned aircraft. In addition, Japan scheduled purchase of 12 aircraft crossover V-22 Osprey.
In addition to sophisticated aircraft and helicopters, Abe administration will continue the project of creation of submarines Soryu, one of the world's largest submarine. Advanced submarine project that cost is not small. However, Abe supports shipbuilding is to increase security along the border region with China.
Not only the new fleet spending, the defense budget will also be allocated to finance the cost of the placement of the new forces in the two outer islands of Japan. Namely, Amami Oshima Island and Miyako Island are both located in the southern region. The new troops, according to Abe, need to be alerted to the south to counter the Chinese threat. Therefore, the Land of the Panda latter also doubling its military strength.
The Ministry of Defense reportedly participated submit the budget to finance intelligence cooperation with other countries. The plan, Tokyo put a number of intelligence agencies in three new countries.
'' Jordan, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Mongolia will become our new partners in the cooperation between the intelligence, '' explained the ministry in writing.
Associated with an increased awareness for security and public safety, Foreign Ministry submitted a special budget relating to the Ministry of Defence. Namely, the budget to ensure the safety of Japanese citizens living in foreign countries. According to the newspaper, the Foreign Ministry budget for this purpose reached 470.5 billion yen ($ 54.4 billion).
Yesterday was the deadline for the submission of the budget to the Ministry of Finance. This time the proposed total budget of all ministries soaring. The budget plan for the fiscal year 2016 it reached more than 102 trillion yen (US $ 11 858 million).
NHK said the budget is nominally set a new record. The budget bill was requested then be approved by the parliament at the end of the year.
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