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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Yuri Kageyama

Japan passes $250B economic package meant to lift wages and spur growth

Japan Economy - (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Japan approved a 39 trillion yen ($250 billion) economic stimulus package Friday centered around initiatives it said were aimed at boosting individual incomes.

The broad plan passed by the Cabinet is the centerpiece of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s recently installed administration. It provides support for digital innovation in the world’s fourth largest economy, subsidies to defray for rising energy costs and help for low-income households.

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