In order to deal with a disaster without adversely affecting the smooth management of national finances in the event of a disaster, the government must endeavor to take necessary financial measures.
政府は、災害が発生した場合において、国の円滑な財政運営をそこなうことなく災害に対処するため、必要な財政上の措置を講ずるように努めなければならない。
In order to achieve the objectives under the preceding paragraph, the government is to exercise sufficient consideration with respect to the appropriation of reserve funds and action for bearing deficits in the Treasury (referring to the action for bearing deficits in the Treasury prescribed in Article 15, paragraph (2) of the Public Finance Act (Act No. 34 of 1947)) and other measures.
政府は、前項の目的を達成するため、予備費又は国庫債務負担行為（財政法（昭和二十二年法律第三十四号）第十五条第二項に規定する国庫債務負担行為をいう。）の計上等の措置について、十分な配慮をするものとする。
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「災害」
Damage caused by a storm, tornado, heavy rain or snow, flood, slope failure, debris flow, storm surge, earthquake, tsunami, soil liquefaction, volcanic eruption, landslide or other abnormal natural phenomenon, or by a large fire or explosion or another cause that a Cabinet Order (政令) specifies as causing damage on a similar scale.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (i)· applies throughout the law