Japan’s Suga vows to put growth ahead of fiscal reform, stay course on Abenomics

Suga, Japan’s chief cabinet secretary, also said he would continue to focus on revitalising regional economies, which he described as among key pillars of “Abenomics”

TOKYO: Yoshihide Suga, on course to become Japan’s next prime minister, said he would maintain incumbent premier Shinzo Abe’s policy prioritising economic growth over efforts to fix the country’s tattered finances.

Suga, Japan’s chief cabinet secretary, also said he would continue to focus on revitalising regional economies, which he described as among key pillars of “Abenomics”.