government program review; budget screening
Refers to the Japanese government's process of reviewing and prioritizing public projects and expenditures, famously conducted by the Government Revitalization Unit.
Many budgets were reviewed in the program review.
That budget screening was conducted to eliminate waste.
行政刷新 is a broader term for administrative reform, while 事業仕分け specifically refers to the project-by-project budget review process.
Standard spelling for the government program review process.
Alternate kanji spelling using 訳 instead of 分け; less common but seen in some official contexts.
Compound of 事業 (project, enterprise) and 仕分け (sorting, classification). The term gained prominence in 2009-2010 during the DPJ administration's budget review initiative.