The Cabinet on Friday approved the final version of an expansionary 81.86 trillion yen general account budget for fiscal 1999 that calls for an 11 percent increase in public works spending.
The budget will be submitted to the ordinary Diet session expected to begin on Jan. 19.
It is the largest ever and 5.4 percent more than the austere initial fiscal 1998 figure of 77.67 trillion yen, reflecting the government's determination to spark an economic recovery through spending.
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