On July 26, even though the Army did not request it, the first budget for the Sino-Japanese War of over 97 million yen was approved in the cabinet meeting, and on July 31, the second budget for the Sino-Japanese War of 400 million yen was added.
7月26日には、陸軍が要求していないにも拘らず、9700万円余の第一次北支事変費予算案を閣議決定し、7月31日には4億円超の第二次北支事変費予算を追加した。