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Record $940-billion budget set for Japan's parliamentary approval

The budget was approved on Monday by ruling party lawmakers at the lower house budget committee

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1 min read Last Updated : Feb 22 2022 | 12:57 AM IST

A key Japanese parliamentary committee on Monday approved the government's record $940 billion initial spending plan for the next fiscal year, setting the stage for the budget's full passage through the legislature in March.

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is counting on the budget to pull the world's third-largest economy out of the Covid-19-induced doldrums with the economy set to slow to a crawl this quarter.

The budget for the new fiscal year beginning in April, worth 107.6 trillion yen ($936.14 billion), is Japan's biggest initial spending plan.

The expansive fiscal package will also add to strains for the industrial world's heaviest debt burden,

Topics : Japan Japan parliament Global economy

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