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JAPAN GREENLIGHTS $118B DEBT-FUELED STIMULUS, BIGGEST POST-COVID SPENDING SPLURGE
The 18.3T yen ($118B) supplementary budget passed the upper house after clearing the lower house last week, exceeding last year’s 13.9T yen package.
Most of the funding will come from new debt issuance, highlighting Tokyo’s aggressive fiscal stance despite mounting concerns over public debt.
The budget is designed to finance a broader 21.3T yen stimulus unveiled last month, including energy subsidies, cash handouts, and investment incentives in strategic sectors such as semiconductors and artificial intelligence.
It also boosts defense spending as China expands military activity across the region.
Although Takaichi’s ruling coalition lacks a majority in the upper house, opposition support allowed the measure to pass.
Following approval, the prime minister bowed deeply in the chamber, in keeping with tradition.
“We will implement strategic fiscal spending to protect people’s livelihoods and build a strong economy,” Takaichi said.