Japan budget requests rise to pandemic-era scale under Takaichi agenda
Japan’s next-fiscal-year budget requests have ballooned to a size similar to the pandemic era as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi advances an expansionary fiscal agenda, pushing government borrowing costs to three-decade highs.
By Makiko Yamazaki and Takaya YamaguchiJapan's budget requests for the next fiscal year have ballooned to a size similar to during the pandemic era, as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's expansionary fiscal agenda pushes government borrowing costs to three-decade highs.Budget requests from government…