Japan’s Aso: Aiming to achieve economic growth and fiscal reform with FY 2020/21 budget

Japanese Finance Minister Aso is on the wires now, via Reuters, making some comments after the Japanese Cabinet approved a record budget of JPY 102.7 trillion earlier this Friday.

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Aiming to achieve economic growth and fiscal reform with FY 2020/21 budget.

No change to our aim of balancing the primary budget by fiscal 2025/26.