Japan govt to compile big extra budget after polls, says LDP heavyweight

Fumio Kishida is widely expected to compile a sizable fiscal package to shore up the economy and woo voters before national elections expected in November.

TOKYO: Japan will compile a considerably large supplementary budget immediately after the upcoming general election to ease pandemic pain and back long-term growth in areas such as green, digital and infrastructure, a ruling party heavyweight said on Sunday.

"What must be tackled at first is vaccinations. This is the strongest of coronavirus measures," Akira Amari, newly appointed secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), told public broadcaster NHK's political debate programme.