(1)Panel urges freezing some pending highway projects

TOKYO, Aug. 30 Kyodo - A government advisory panel on privatization of four road-related public corporations is in session in Tokyo on Aug. 30. The seven-member panel formalized an interim report on ways to privatize the public corporations, proposing to freeze some pending highway projects and to minimize the financial burden on taxpayers.

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(2)Panel urges freezing some pending highway projects

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