Funds will provide relief from higher gas and energy prices stemming from Iran war
Japan’s supplementary budget will maintain subsidies meant to keep the price of gasoline at around the equivalent of $1 per liter. (Photo by Kazuho Fujiwara)
TOKYO — The Japanese government aims to pass a supplementary budget early, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday, while ruling out issuing additional deficit-financing bonds on a net basis.