-- 議会予算局(PBO)は木曜日、2026~27年度のカナダ連邦政府の歳出計画および主要予算案を精査したと発表した。この予算案は、2304億ドルの予算権限を議会に承認させる歳出法案を支持するものである。 PBOは、議会は既に他の法案を通じて、2026~27年度の計画支出(2724億ドル)の大部分について立法権限を与えていると指摘した。 主な内容として、PBOは、カナダ医療移転交付金が2026~27年度に27億ドル(5%)増加し574億ドルとなること、また、高齢者給付金への連邦支出が2026~27年度に57億ドル(6.9%)増加し総額888億ドルとなることを指摘した。しかし、議会予算局(PBO)によると、政府は主要予算案の提出後、2026年春季経済見通しを発表し、高齢者給付費を2026~27年度に893億ドル(69億ドル、7.6%増)と予測している。 その他の主な項目として、2026~27年度主要予算案では、公的債務の返済に関連する法定権限として537億ドルが計上されており、これは前年度の2025~26年度予算案から47億ドル(9.5%)の増加となる。このうち486億ドルは未償還債務の利払い、51億ドルはその他の利払い費用である。 PBOは、主要予算案には2025年度予算措置のための資金として147億ドルが含まれていると指摘した。また、カナダ軍の再建、再武装、再投資に関連する取り組みは、これらの概算予算案における2025年度予算案の支出の71.1%を占めており、その中には国防省(DND)への90億ドル、カナダ通信保安局(CES)への6億7530万ドルが含まれています。
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