Japan enacts 13.2-tln-yen extra budget to fight inflation

TOKYO, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- Japan's parliament on Wednesday approved an extra budget of 13.2 trillion yen (89.4 billion U.S. dollars) for the current fiscal year through next March to fund a new economic package designed to help households hit by rising prices and support the inflation-hit economy.

Of the total, 8.88 trillion yen will be secured by issuing new government bonds, which will put more strain on a pil