Japan enacts 25.69 trillion yen extra budget for coronavirus package

Japan's parliament enacted Thursday a 25.69 trillion yen ($240 billion) extra budget for fiscal 2020 to finance an emergency package aimed at aiding the economy and people hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.The House of Councillors approved the budget a day after it was passed by the House of Representatives. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to extend the nationwide state of emergency that is due to end next Wednesday, according to ruling party lawmakers.Adopted by the Cabinet last week, the supplementary budget for the year through next March was boosted in size from an original 16.81 tri…READ FULL ARTICLE