Japan's Diet to enact record 96.72 tril. yen budget for FY 2016

Japan's Diet to enact record 96.72 tril. yen budget for FY 2016

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at the House of Councillors Budget Committee in Tokyo on March 29, 2016. Regarding the record 96.72 trillion yen budget for fiscal 2016, Abe said he would make use of increased tax revenue from his "Abenomics" policy mix to enhance nursing and childcare services, adding that speedy implementation of the budget would be "the greatest form of economic stimulus." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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