Tokyo readying second coronavirus budget

Tokyo readying second coronavirus budget
# 11 May 2020 18:56 (UTC +04:00)

The Japanese government is preparing a second supplementary budget that will be used to fund relief measures for the economy that hit hard by the coronavirus-caused crisis, APA reports citing Nikkei.

Japan previously passed a $240 billion spending plan at the end of April. Media reported the government was also preparing a joint public-private fund that would provide financial support to small and medium-sized businesses.

The supplementary budget is expected to be passed by mid-June.

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THE OPERATION IS BEING PERFORMED