Gov't, ruling bloc OK record 97.45 tril. yen FY 2017 budget plan

Gov't, ruling bloc OK record 97.45 tril. yen FY 2017 budget plan

Japanese Prime minister Shinzo Abe (R) speaks at a meeting of Cabinet ministers and leaders of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner Komeito at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2016. The ruling parties approved a government 97.45 trillion yen ($831 billion) general-account budget plan for fiscal 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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