TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s cabinet approved a US$182bil package yesterday to pull the economy out of deflation, but doubts remain about the impact.
The package has a headline value of 18.6 trillion yen (US$182bil), which is an exaggerated figure as the bulk of the package includes loans from government-backed lenders and spending by local governments that was already scheduled.
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