Japan gov`t debt rises to record 860 tril. yen

TOKYO, Aug. 10 Kyodo -
The outstanding balance of Japan's central government debt stood at 860.26
trillion yen as of the end of June, up 13.76 trillion yen from three months
earlier, the Finance Ministry said Monday.
Per capita debt comes to about 6.74 million yen, if the balance is divided by
Japan's total population.
The state debt had declined after hitting an all-time high of 849.24 trillion
yen as of March 31, 2008. But the tally has recently been on an upward trend
again as the government has been issuing additional new bonds to finance
stimulus measures amid the economic downturn.
The ministry has projected that the central government's debt will balloon to a
record 924 trillion yen when the current fiscal year ends next March 31,
compared with about 846 trillion yen a year earlier.
The latest balance broke down into 684.44 trillion yen for government bonds, up
3.99 trillion yen from March 31, 119.11 trillion yen for financing bills, up
10.62 trillion yen, and 56.71 trillion yen for borrowing, down 857.4 billion
yen.
==Kyodo