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Swelling Budget Requests Challenge Fiscal Discipline; Domestic, Intl Problems Fuel Upward Pressures on Expenditure

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By Mayumi Terashima and Kentaro Kuroki / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers

18:09 JST, August 31, 2024

The budget request for fiscal 2025 is expected to total over ¥117 trillion, marking a record high for the second consecutive year.

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