MOF tables record 88.55 trillion yen budget to buoy economy

MOF tables record 88.55 trillion yen budget to buoy economy

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa speaks during a press conference at his ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 20 after proposing to an extra cabinet meeting a state budget for fiscal 2009, reaching an all-time high of 88,548.0 billion yen.

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