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LDP Tweaks Honebuto Text on Off-Year Revision, Waters Down Push for CEA Expansion
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on June 17 agreed on revisions to the draft of the 2024 Basic Policy on Economic and Fiscal Management and Reform (honebuto), including changes in a passage regarding “off-year” drug price revisions requested by…
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