The Diet on Friday enacted a 2.99 trillion yen supplementary budget for the current fiscal year that earmarks 1 trillion yen to ease the burden of structural reforms on workers and small firms.
The House of Councilors passed the extra budget during a plenary session Friday morning with the support of the tripartite ruling coalition. The extra budget was enacted after a week's deliberation. It was submitted on Nov. 9.
After its passage, Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa said the government has done its best to support the economy despite the current severe fiscal situation.