Keidanren chief recommends 2% growth before fiscal reform

Keidanren chief recommends 2% growth before fiscal reform

TOKYO, Japan - Takashi Imai, chairman of the Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren), Japan's most powerful business lobby, is shown during an interview with select media on June 26. He said the new government to be formed after Sunday's general election should wait until the economy starts growing at an annual rate of at least 2% before undertaking fiscal reform.

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