Lower house set to pass 2nd extra budget Tuesday, DPJ not to vote

Lower house set to pass 2nd extra budget Tuesday, DPJ not to vote

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Taro Aso speaks at a session of the House of Representatives Budget Committee in Tokyo on Jan. 9. Executives of the lower chamber's committees decided on a schedule for the lower house to pass a government-proposed second extra budget for the current fiscal year next Tuesday.

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