Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi devoted her first policy speech Friday to her recipes for boosting Japan¡¯s economy and tackling inflation, along with her plans to make Japan more assertive on security.
More than half of the 20-page speech was dedicated to economic policies. Takaichi made the case for fiscal expansion to create a strong economy, describing the fight against inflation as the top priority of her administration.
¡°In order to build a strong economy, we will implement strategic fiscal spending under the approach of responsible and proactive fiscal policy,¡± Takaichi said in parliament.
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