# 厚生年金保険法 / Employees' Pension Insurance Act — 第八十条 (Article 80)

- Law: 厚生年金保険法 (Employees' Pension Insurance Act), 昭和二十九年法律第百十五号
- English title "Employees' Pension Insurance Act": Ministry of Justice translation
- Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say.
- Provision: 第八十条 (Article 80)（国庫負担等） — address `art-80`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
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### 第八十条（国庫負担等） — (Bearing of Expenses by the National Treasury; Related Matters)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-80 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-80 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-80</sup>

**第一項**  国庫は、毎年度、厚生年金保険の実施者たる政府が負担する基礎年金拠出金の額の二分の一に相当する額を負担する。
<sup>art-80/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-80/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-80/par-1</sup>
In each fiscal year, the national treasury bears an amount equal to one-half of the amount of basic pension contributions that is to be borne by the government as an executor of employees' pension insurance.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  国庫は、前項に規定する費用のほか、毎年度、予算の範囲内で、厚生年金保険事業の事務（基礎年金拠出金の負担に関する事務を含む。次項において同じ。）の執行（実施機関（厚生労働大臣を除く。）によるものを除く。）に要する費用を負担する。
<sup>art-80/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-80/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-80/par-2</sup>
In addition to the expenses prescribed in the preceding paragraph, in each fiscal year, the national treasury bears the required expenses for the performance (excluding performance by the implementing organizations (other than the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare)) of administrative functions related to employees' pension insurance services (including administrative functions connected with the bearing of basic pension contributions; the same applies in the following paragraph) within the limit of budget.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第三項**  実施機関（厚生労働大臣を除く。以下この項において同じ。）が納付する基礎年金拠出金及び実施機関による厚生年金保険事業の事務の執行に要する費用の負担については、この法律に定めるもののほか、共済各法の定めるところによる。
<sup>art-80/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-80/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-80/par-3</sup>
Beyond as provided in this Act, the burden of basic pension contributions to be paid by the implementing organizations (other than the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph) and the expenses needed for the performance of administrative functions by the implementing organizations are governed by the Acts on mutual aid.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-80/par-2: 前項 → 厚生年金保険法 第八十条第一項 (Article 80, paragraph (1)), art-80/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-80/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-80/par-1
- art-80/par-2: 次項 → 厚生年金保険法 第八十条第三項 (Article 80, paragraph (3)), art-80/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-80/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-80/par-3
- art-80/par-3: この項 → 厚生年金保険法 第八十条第三項 (Article 80, paragraph (3)), art-80/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-80/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-80/par-3

## Cited by

12 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 厚生年金保険法 第八十条第二項（国庫負担等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-80/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-80/par-2
- 厚生年金保険法 第八十条第三項（国庫負担等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-80/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-80/par-3
- 厚生年金保険法 第八十四条の五第二項（拠出金及び政府の負担） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/art-84-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/art-84-5/par-2
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第七十九条第一項（厚生年金保険事業に要する費用の負担の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-3601-34/art-79/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-3601-34/art-79/par-1
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第三十二条第一項（厚生年金保険の基礎年金拠出金の国庫負担に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4161-104/art-32/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4161-104/art-32/par-1
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第三十二条第二項（厚生年金保険の基礎年金拠出金の国庫負担に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4161-104/art-32/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4161-104/art-32/par-2
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第三十二条第三項（厚生年金保険の基礎年金拠出金の国庫負担に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4161-104/art-32/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4161-104/art-32/par-3
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第三十二条第四項（厚生年金保険の基礎年金拠出金の国庫負担に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4161-104/art-32/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4161-104/art-32/par-4
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第三十二条第五項（厚生年金保険の基礎年金拠出金の国庫負担に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4161-104/art-32/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4161-104/art-32/par-5
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第三十二条第六項（厚生年金保険の基礎年金拠出金の国庫負担に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4161-104/art-32/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4161-104/art-32/par-6
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第三十二条の二第一項（平成二十一年度から平成二十五年度までの厚生年金保険の基礎年金拠出金の国庫負担に関する経過措置の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4161-104/art-32-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4161-104/art-32-2/par-1
- 厚生年金保険法 附則第三十二条の三第一項（厚生年金保険の基礎年金拠出金の国庫負担に要する費用の財源） — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/suppl-4161-104/art-32-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/329AC0000000115/suppl-4161-104/art-32-3/par-1

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 厚生年金保険法 — the text in force from 2026-10-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/329AC0000000115/20261001_507AC0000000074), retrieved 2026-10-13
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Employees' Pension Insurance Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3554/tb), retrieved 2026-10-13
- This site's parser, version 190 — 厚生年金保険法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-13
