Modest increases prevail in japanese budget bids

Access through your institution Buy or subscribe This marks a clear departure from a government plan set last year, which called for an increase in budget for science and technology of more

than 50 per cent over the forthcoming five years (see table below). It also shows that the government's recent moves to restructure the nation's ailing finances are taking

precedence over the plan. The Ministry for International Trade and Industry (MITI) has requested an increase of about 5 per cent, while the Science and Technology Agency (STA) asked for only

a 1.4 per cent increment. Overall, the increases for the various science-related ministries and agencies are less than half the percentage rises obtained this fiscal year, and, together

with the ‘scrap and build’ philosophy advocated by the Ministry of Finance to encourage greater flexibility in spending, they may force ministries and funding agencies to look hard at the

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