Sunday 22 March 2015

Japan lower house passes record $793 bn budget

POLITICAL ECONOMY
Japan lower house passes record $793 bn budget
Tokyo (AFP) March 13, 2015 - Japan's powerful lower house of parliament on Friday passed a record $793 billion budget, including fresh economy-boosting stimulus and more defence spending as Tokyo eyes an increasingly assertive China. The government plans to spend 96.34 trillion yen for the fiscal year to March 2016 under the budget which will now be sent to the upper house for final approval. Passage is expected within ... more


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