On May 10, the Ministry of Finance released the latest data on central government debt. Outstanding government bonds and borrowings increased by 4.0 trillion yen to 1,216.5 trillion yen from the end of December 2020 (1,212.5 trillion yen). The total amount of General Bonds and FILP Bonds increased by 26.2 trillion ye n and 7.7 trillion yen respectively, while FBs decreased by 29.7 trillion yen.[…]