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Takaichi’s economic policy lowers ‘flag of fiscal soundness’

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s administration is charting a risky economic course under her signature “responsible, proactive fiscal policy. ”The centerpiece of the Basic Policy on Economic and Fiscal Management and Reform, approved by the Cabinet on July 21, is the removal of “fiscal consolidation” that had been a guiding principle for two decades. [....]