Japan's Upcoming Stimulus Package

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan's upcoming stimulus package will be larger than last year's measures financed with a 13 trillion yen ($87 billion) extra budget, a government spokesperson announced on Wednesday.

Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kazuhiko Aoki stated that the government will draft a package that will exceed the size of last year's stimulus. This reflects Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's remarks made during a Tuesday stump speech for the lower house election campaign.

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