Japan's budget surplus goal elusive with worsening fiscal health

Japan's budget surplus goal elusive with worsening fiscal health

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L), alongside Finance Minister Taro Aso, speaks in a meeting of the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy in Tokyo on Jan. 25, 2017. In its latest estimates presented to the council, the Cabinet Office said Japan foresees a bigger-than-expected primary deficit of 8.3 trillion yen ($73 billion) in fiscal 2020, highlighting the daunting challenge of achieving a surplus that year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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