Gov't approves draft extra budget, priority reform plan

Gov't approves draft extra budget, priority reform plan

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (3rd from R), flanked by Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda (2nd from R) and Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa, attends an economic ministers meeting at the prime minister's official residence Oct. 26 in Tokyo. The meeting approved a 3-trillion-yen supplementary budget for the current fiscal year.

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