Japan confirms stimulus package will exceed ¥17 trillion ($110 billion), rejecting earlier media reports
Japan's Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Sunday that the new stimulus package will go beyond ¥17 trillion, meaning way more than $110 billion, not less. She made this statement after meeting with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, according to Nikkei, and it clears up confusion over rumors that earlier claimed the government would cap spending [...]