Hokkaido Bureau
Mechanism of the cost of Hokkaido development
Even after the Hokkaido Development Agency moved to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the necessary funds for public work projects appropriated by the Central Government Basic Reform Act and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Establishment Act were lumped together as before. This was to guarantee the necessary budget for core development projects promoted in Hokkaido comprehensive development according to plan.
Furthermore, concerning principal projects among these public work projects, as before a special padding measure was attached to the high grant rate of government liability, and the range of direct projects was extended to assure the smooth promotion of Hokkaido development, especially for directly controlled projects of wider scope, showing that the country's plan for the development of Hokkaido has not changed.
In addition to the bracketed budget for public work projects (the Hokkaido development work costs) for projects under the control of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport which is administered by this ministry, funds are transferred to or special account were set up for each of the other ministries, which are Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and the Ministry of the Environment to execute their own projects.
Furthermore, concerning principal projects among these public work projects, as before a special padding measure was attached to the high grant rate of government liability, and the range of direct projects was extended to assure the smooth promotion of Hokkaido development, especially for directly controlled projects of wider scope, showing that the country's plan for the development of Hokkaido has not changed.
In addition to the bracketed budget for public work projects (the Hokkaido development work costs) for projects under the control of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport which is administered by this ministry, funds are transferred to or special account were set up for each of the other ministries, which are Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and the Ministry of the Environment to execute their own projects.
