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New budget, same old problems

The submission to the Diet of a second supplementary budget in early July is not expected to have a large impact. The macroeconomic effects of the additional budget are likely to be small, and it is unlikely to make much difference to the government’s cost of finance as bond yields are being driven by global concerns. Instead we expect the government’s fiscal problems to be reflected in a weaker economic outlook.

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