Abe orders extra budget for quake reconstruction
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JAPAN'S Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ordered his government on Sunday to compile an extra budget package to fund reconstruction after recent earthquakes that hit the south of the country, with an aim to put it into effect by June 1.
The move comes as Mr Abe faces increasing pressure to inject more economic stimulus to reignite growth in a stagnant economy ahead of a Group of Seven (G-7) summit that his government will host in late May in Ise-Shima in central Japan.
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