Scrutiny of liabilities in a bid to gain grasp of financial condition & eliminate waste in special accounts

".. scrutiny of the liabilities owed by the government's 18 special accounts in a bid to gain a better grasp of their financial condition and to eliminate waste...The 18 special accounts, which are not reflected in the annual general-account budget, had cumulative liabilities of at least 279 trillion yen as of March 2009, according to the Ministry of Finance."



Source:
Kan Wants Close Examination Of 'Hidden' Liabilities
Thursday, October 21, 2010
The Nikkei Oct. 21 morning edition
http://e.nikkei.com/e/fr/tnks/Nni20101020D20JFN06.htm