TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's latest economic stimulus package to help the country recover from its coronavirus-driven slump will likely boost gross domestic product by around 3.6%, Prime Minister
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December 8, 2020
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s latest economic stimulus package to help the country recover from its coronavirus-driven slump will likely boost gross domestic product by around 3.6%, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Tuesday.
Suga’s cabinet on Tuesday endorsed the $708 billion stimulus package, which will include about 40 trillion yen ($384.47 billion) in direct fiscal spending and initiatives targeted at reducing carbon emissions and boosting adoption of digital technology.
(Reporting by Leika Kihara, writing by Daniel Leussink, editing by Andrew Heavens)
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