Aso won't call general election until passage of FY 2009 budget

Aso won't call general election until passage of FY 2009 budget

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Taro Aso speaks during a news conference at his office in Tokyo on Jan. 4. He said he will not consider dissolving the House of Representatives for a snap general election until the Diet passes the fiscal 2009 budget and related bills, emphasizing that the decision on when to dissolve the lower house will be his.

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