Tokyo to set out fiscal stimulus plan by end-July
Government will submit supplementary budget to fund the stimulus in the autumn
Tokyo
JAPANESE Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday told his economy minister to compile an economic stimulus package by the end of this month to revive a flagging economy in the face of sluggish private consumption and investment.
On Monday, after a landslide victory in Upper House elections and as evidence mounted that the corporate sector is floundering due to weak demand, Mr Abe ordered a new round of fiscal stimulus spending.
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