ケニア「増税を否決したんだから債務増えるぞ」

　政府・行政組織を運営するため、無論、それなりの予算がなければならぬ。しかしその財源としてあてこんだ増税がまるっと否決。そのためあれこれ、手が回らなくなりますよ―との説明。そりゃあそれはそれでそうだろう。

BBC Kenya to borrow more after new taxes withdrawn - president　50 minutes ago
By Basillioh Rukanga

　まあその、私などは素人ですので、債務の額が何を意味しているのかはわからない。とにかく巨額だとしかわからない。

「Kenya's President William Ruto says the country will have to borrow more to keep the government running following the rejection of a hugely unpopular finance bill that was going to raise more money in taxes.

The president said he would withdraw the bill containing controversial tax hikes last Wednesday after deadly protests which saw parliament set on fire.

But on Sunday he said dropping the bill had set the country back two years, as he explained the difficulty of being unable to raise extra taxes while facing a huge debt burden.

He said this meant Kenya would have to borrow one trillion shillings ($7.6bn; £6.1bn) just “to be able to run our government”.」

　しかしジュニア・セカンダリスクールの先生46000の雇用に影響が出るぞと言われたら、ああ…それは巨大な影響だとわかる。日本に直接当てはめても、各県1000名規模で中学校教員を引き抜くという話になる。ケニアの人口はふつー考えて、日本よりはるかに少ないはずで―影響度合いはさらに大きい。

「Mr Ruto said the rejection of the budget would affect the employment of 46,000 junior secondary school teachers who have been on temporary contracts, as well as healthcare provision.」

「He said the government would be unable to support dairy, sugarcane and coffee farmers, including by paying off debts owed by their factories and cooperative societies as had been planned.」

　さらに農家への補助金も出なくなるよ、とのこと。サトウキビや乳業、コーヒー農業。…割と壊滅的な影響にならない？　大丈夫じゃないよねそれ？