Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare’s FY2027 budget request totals ¥36.5803 trillion, the largest ever! Major expansion of drug development and wage-increase support through the “Strong and Prosperous Japan Investment Framework”

The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has published its FY2027 budget request. The general account totals a record ¥36.5803 trillion, including expanded support for drug discovery and wage increases through the Strong and Prosperous Japan Investment Framework.

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The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has announced a ¥36.5803 trillion general account total in its preliminary FY2027 budget request. This represents an increase of approximately ¥1.537 trillion from the initial FY2026 budget of ¥35.0433 trillion, making it the largest budget on record.

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TotalThe general account totals ¥36.5803 trillion, an increase from the previous fiscal year.

Investment framework¥1.0337 trillion has been allocated to the Strong and Prosperous Japan Investment Framework, an uncapped framework for investment in growth sectors.

Drug discovery support¥30 billion has been newly allocated to support drug discovery startups.

AI infrastructure¥15.3 billion has been allocated to build research and development infrastructure for drug discovery and the use of AI in healthcare.

Immunoglobulin¥12 billion has been allocated to ensure a stable supply of immunoglobulin products.

Medical helicoptersFunding for the program to promote the introduction of doctor helicopters has been increased to ¥13.5 billion.

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