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Govt Unveils Draft Honebuto Paper for 2021, Cabinet OK Expected after Party Tweaks
The Japanese government presented a draft of this year’s Basic Policy for Economic and Fiscal Management and Reform to its key advisory panel on June 9. The paper, dubbed honebuto, is due to be adopted by the Cabinet later this…
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