Yokohama city 2014 budget plan

Yokohama city 2014 budget plan

 

都市インフラ構築を加速、２０１４年度予算案を発表／横浜市

 

横浜市の林文子市長は１月３０日、２０１４年度当初予算案を発表した。

 

一般会計は前年度当初比１・４％増の１兆４１８２億円で４年連続のプラス編成。

 

施設等整備費は１８３５億円で、横浜港と羽田空港のハブ化を支える横浜環状道路の整備など都市インフラの構築を加速する。

 

防災対策も引き続き重点配分した。

 

また、昨春に続きゼロ達成を目指す待機児童対策では需要の喚起で申込者が増えたため、保育所整備費を倍増し対応する。

 

国の経済対策を踏まえ、２０１３年度２月補正予算と一体で編成。

 

２月補正と合わせた比較でも０・１％増となった（土地開発公社の解散に関わる経費１３８３億円を除いたベース比較）。

 

増額が目立つのはインフラ整備。

 

都市の骨格となる横浜環状道路などの整備に約１９１億円を盛り込んだ。

 

また、横浜港の国際競争力の強化に向けた「国際コンテナ戦略港湾」整備関連は約８割増の約１６５億円を計上。

 

「神奈川東部方面線」などの鉄道網整備も約３８億円と前年度から５倍超に増えた。

 

ゼロ達成で全国的に注目を集めた待機児童対策では、保育所整備費を前年度の２４億円から約４８億円と倍増させ、認可保育所の受け入れ枠を約３１００人分増やす。

 

一般会計の歳入は市税収入が７１８３億円で２・８％増。

 

市債は１４００億円で１７・６％増えた。

 

市は借入金残高の縮減に加え、新たに「債務返済指数」という財政規律の指標の導入を検討している。

 

歳出は人件費や扶助費など義務的経費が８０７２億円と２・６％増えた。歳出に占める義務的経費の割合は５６・９％となった。

 

予算案の発表会見で林市長は「市長選で掲げた公約を確実に反映した『積極果敢予算』。投資すべき時に投資し、税収を上げる必要がある」と述べた。

 

市債活用の新指標については「成長のための投資と将来の負担減とのバランスを市民にきちんと伝えるための指標だ」と説明した。

 

◆「新たな成功モデルを」、中期計画方向示す市長

 

横浜市は１月３０日、今後４年間で重点的に取り組む施策や事業をまとめた「中期計画」（２０１４～２０１７年度）の基本的方向を打ち出した。

 

待機児童ゼロ継続や災害に強い町づくりなど喫緊の課題に取り組む一方、山下ふ頭の再開発や市営地下鉄３号線延伸の検討など中長期的な政策も盛り込む考え。

 

林文子市長は「課題もあるが、東京五輪など飛躍するチャンスもある。優先順位の明確化、現場主義の徹底、既成概念の打破で新たな成功モデルを生み出す」と意気込みを語った。

 

中期計画では、計画最終年度の２０１７年だけでなく、東京五輪が開催される２０２０年や団塊世代が７５歳を超える２０２５年を戦略目標に設定。

 

中長期政策の方向性として八つの重点テーマからなる「未来のまちづくり戦略」を定めるほか、２０１７年度までの４年間に取り組む基本政策を３６施策として示す。

 

重点テーマ「未来を担う人材づくり」では、待機児童ゼロの継続や留守家庭児童の放課後の居場所の充実を掲げ、「都心臨海部の再生・機能強化」では、山下ふ頭の再開発や次世代型路面電車（ＬＲＴ）など新たな交通システムの検討などを盛り込んでいる。

 

行財政運営については、厳しい財政状況を踏まえ新たな公民連携手法を検討するほか、施策の推進と財政健全性の維持を両立させるために借入金残高の新たな指標「債務返済指数」を検討するとしている。

 

中期計画は５月ごろに素案を作り、パブリックコメントなどを踏まえた上で９～１０月ごろに策定する方針。

 

（神奈川新聞、2014年1月31日）

 

 

Yokohama city 2014 budget plan

 

January 30, Fumiko Hayashi, Mayor of Yokohama has announced the initial budget proposals 2014.

 

General account plus organized for the fourth consecutive year in the 1 trillion 418.2 billion yen of 1.4% increase over the previous year initially.

 

Facilities maintenance expenses were 183.5 billion yen, to accelerate the construction of urban infrastructure such as the development of Yokohama round road to support the hub of Haneda Airport and the Port of Yokohama.

 

Disaster prevention measures was also emphasis allocation continues.

 

In addition, since the applicant has increased in stimulate demand in the children waiting measures aim to achieve zero followed by last spring, the corresponding double the nursery maintenance costs.

 

Based on the economic policy of the country, organized together with the fiscal 2013 supplementary budget in February.

 

It was 0.1 % higher in comparison to match the February correction (Base comparison excluding the 138.3 billion yen expenses related to the dissolution of the Land Development Corporation).

 

Increase is noticeable is infrastructure development.

 

It incorporates approximately 19.1 billion yen in the development of Yokohama round road which is the backbone of the city.

 

In addition, it accounted for approximately 16.5 billion yen of about 8 premium for the strengthening of international competitiveness of the Port of Yokohama is "International Container Port Strategy" maintenance-related.

 

Railway Development such as "Kanagawa eastern district lines" was increased to 5 times more than the previous year and about 3.8 billion yen.

 

The children waiting measures attention nationally zero achievement, doubling approximately 4.8 billion yen from 2.4 billion yen in the previous fiscal year the nursery maintenance costs, and increases by about 3100 persons accepting frame of approved nursery.

 

Revenue of the general account increased 2.8 % in the 718.3 billion yen is tax revenue.

 

City borrow increased 17.6 %, 140 billion yen.

 

Addition to the reduction of outstanding borrowings, the city is considering the introduction of new indicators of fiscal discipline called "debt service index".

 

Mandatory spending such as aid costs and labor costs have increased 2.6 %, 807.2 billion yen the expenditure.

 

Percentage of mandatory spending as a percentage of expenditure was 56.9 %.

 

Hayashi mayor said in the announcement conference budget, "Reflects a commitment to ensure that you set out in mayoral race "aggressive budget". It is necessary to invest in the time to invest, raise tax revenues.”

 

The new index of municipal bond conjugations is, “It is a measure of order to properly convey to the public the balance with a decline and future investment for growth”, she said.

 

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Mayor indicating direction medium-term plan, “A new model of success"

 

January 30, Yokohama came up with the basic direction summarizes the business and measures to focus over the next four years of the "medium-term plan" (2014 － 2017).

 

While addressing the pressing issues such as town planning and disaster-resistant and children waiting zero continued, thinking that incorporate the policies, such as medium-to long-term study of 3 Line subway extension and redevelopment of Yamashita Pier.

 

Fumiko Hayashi mayor told the enthusiasm, "there is a problem, but to create a new model for success clarification. priority, which is also a chance to leap and Tokyo Olympics, thorough hands-on approach, at the break of the stereotype,” she said.

 

In the medium-term plan, as well as 2017 is last year of the plan, set a strategic goal in 2025 that the baby-boom generation 75 years old and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be held.

 

In addition to defining the “Community development strategy of the future" which consists of eight key themes as the direction of the medium-and long-term policy, is shown as 36 measures the basic policy to address the four years up to 2017.

 

In the “Human resource development plays a Future" priority themes, raised to enhance the whereabouts of the absent home after school children and the continuation of children waiting zero, in the "regeneration and enhancement of the urban coastal areas", next-generation and redevelopment of Yamashita Pier, have included the study of a new transportation system, such as tram (LRT).

 

For financial and administrative operations, in addition to considering new civil partnership approach based on the difficult financial situation, as to consider a new indicator of the debt balance to "debt service index" in order to reconcile the maintenance of financial soundness and the promotion of measures have.

 

Medium-term plan policies to be formulated in around September-October on to create a draft in around May, it will be based public comment.

 

(Kanagawa Shimbun, 31 Friday January 2014 The Roman)

(Translated: R.S.F. toshiki speed news press, Agence France-Presse, 31 Friday January 2014 The Roman)