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Politics › DPJ finds Y8 trillion of FY 2009 extra budget untapped

Source: Japan Today

Tōkyō : Japan | 2 months ago

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The amount of untapped money in the fiscal 2009 extra budget could be as much as 8.3 trillion yen, brightening prospects for the Democratic Party of Japan to fund its key policies smoothly, a senior DPJ lawmaker said Friday. The amount tops the DPJ’s goal of raising 7.1 trillion yen for its election...

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