Fumio Kishida, Japan's prime minister, reacts while delivering a policy speech during an extraordinary session at the lower house of parliament in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023.
Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesJapanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday the government will spend over 17 trillion yen, or $113 billion, on a package of measures to cushion the economic blow from inflation, which will include tax cuts.
To fund part of the spending, the government will compile a supplementary budget for the current fiscal year of 13.1 trillion yen, Kishida told reporters.
Including spending by local governments and state-backed loans, the size of the package will total 21.8 trillion yen.
The rising cost of living is partly blamed for pushing down Kishida's approval ratings, piling pressure on the prime minister to take steps to ease the pain on households.
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