Japan approves 112.57-trln-yen budget for fiscal 2024

TOKYO, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Japan's parliament on Thursday approved the budget for the fiscal year of 2024 starting in April, totaling 112.57 trillion yen (744 billion U.S. dollars).

The revised amount marked a slight contraction of about 1.8 trillion yen compared to the previous fiscal year, ending the country's 11-year streak of record-high fiscal budgets, finance ministry data showed.

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