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MOF Panel Begins Debate for FY2025 Budget Proposal, Mulls Spending Target
A key Japanese finance ministry panel on April 4 launched discussions on a policy recommendation towards FY2025 budgets. The focus is how the government would set its spending target for the next fiscal year and beyond. The so-called “spring recommendation”…
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