Budget plans

TOKYO: Japan unveiled an annual budget framework yesterday for the next fiscal year aimed at boosting growth in areas targeted by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, with eyes on a post-pandemic era, finance ministry officials said.
The budget framework, approved by Suga’s cabinet, underscores the premier’s aim of promoting investment in four areas – digital, green, regional economies and childcare – to shore up Japan’s long-term growth potential. – Reuters