Japan cabinet approves spending package to ease inflation pain

Reuters

Published Oct 28, 2022 04:40AM ET

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government on Friday unveiled a new stimulus package with spending worth 39.0 trillion yen ($265 billion) that it said would boost gross domestic product (GDP) by around 4.6%.

The government said it would compile an extra budget in the current fiscal year worth 29.6 trillion yen to fund the package.