The Lower House approved a fiscal 2021 supplementary budget bill on Wednesday, which will sponsor Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's record economic stimulus package.
The ¥35.98 trillion ($316.4 billion) extra budget bill will be deliberated in the Upper House with the ruling parties aiming to enact it during the ongoing extraordinary Diet session scheduled to end Tuesday.
The Kishida administration hopes to roll out economic and coronavirus measures quickly, as Japan’s economy is still weighed down by the impact of the pandemic.
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