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BUDGET

COMMENTARY / World
Apr 21, 2013
Obama budget recognizes economic tradeoffs
President Barack Obama's proposed U.S. budget addresses a range of hard political and social choices/tradeoffs for the first time in the postcrisis period.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 30, 2013
Wanted: adult U.S. leadership
If the U.S. executive branch and Congress can't agree on a relatively simple thing like the budget, how can they hope to lead on important matters?
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 22, 2013
Key points of U.K. austerity budget
London
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 13, 2013
F-35's story illustrates challenge of paring U.S. defense budget
With an ear-ringing roar, the matte-gray fighter jet streaked down Runway 12 and sliced into a cloudless afternoon sky over the Florida Panhandle. To those watching on the ground, the sleek, bat-winged fuselage soon shrank into a speck, and then nothing at all, as U.S. Marine Capt. Brendan Walsh arcked...
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 9, 2013
America can't afford the Amtrak train fantasy
The fact that a program as wasteful of taxpayers' money as Amtrak has so many defenders is more evidence why the U.S. budget debates are stuck.
EDITORIALS
Feb 7, 2013
Smaller pieces of the pie
The Abe administration is slicing ¥390 billion off last year's budget for central government grants to local governments, and calling for lower wages.
COMMENTARY / Japan / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Feb 4, 2013
Abe's 15-month reversal budget fudges cost of swapping people and butter for concrete and guns
The government of Shinzo Abe has just unveiled its budget for fiscal 2013 starting in April. Abe's stated intention was to “radically reset” spending priorities.
EDITORIALS
Feb 1, 2013
Budget shows old LDP stripes
The nearly ¥93 trillion initial general-account budget for fiscal 2013 approved by the Abe Cabinet shows that the old Liberal Democratic Party is back.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 29, 2013
Cabinet OKs record ¥92.6 trillion budget
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet on Tuesday approved a record-high ¥92.6 trillion initial general-account budget for fiscal 2013, aiming to shore up the economy through large-scale public works projects.
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Jan 29, 2013
Guarded optimism for debt-raising budget
Cabinet members are looking to the bright side, stressing that issuance of government bonds in fiscal 2013 won't exceed tax income for the first time in four years.

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