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Economic Security Bill to Enter Diet Deliberations on March 17
A draft bill for the promotion of economic security, which was approved by the Cabinet late last month, will enter parliamentary deliberations at a Lower House plenary session on March 17. The draft bill consists of measures in four pillar…
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