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Fiscal support not quite as large as most think

The fiscal support that Japan’s government provided during the pandemic wasn’t as large as headline figures suggest. Accordingly, the withdrawal of stimulus will be a smaller headwind to the economy than most expect, which is one reason we believe that the recovery will surprise to the upside.

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