REGULATORY

Govt Should Focus on Reducing People’s Burdens in 2020 Reimbursement Fee Revision: Aso

December 6, 2019
Next April’s reimbursement fee revision will be “a major point of discussions” in the government’s upcoming budget formulation for FY2020, Finance Minister Taro Aso said on December 5, calling for careful debates focusing on reducing people’s burdens. Mr Aso made…

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