Tokyo to miss 2020 goal of primary budget surplus
Forecasts also show that debt to nominal GDP would fall faster than previously predicted
Tokyo
JAPAN'S government said on Tuesday that, even under its most optimistic forecasts, it still expects to miss its goal of returning to a primary budget surplus in fiscal 2020 as tax revenue grows slightly less than expected.
The forecasts, approved by the government's top advisory panel, also showed the ratio of debt to nominal gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to fall faster than previously forecast as economic growth picks up pace.
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