Japan mulls support for low-income earners in new economic package

The Japanese government and ruling party are considering including relief measures for low-income households in a fresh economic package to be compiled to mitigate the pain of inflation, sources close to the matter said Tuesday.Prime Minister Fumio Kishida earlier in the day instructed his Cabinet ministers to deploy "all possible tools" to alleviate the burden of surging prices and support the economy when putting together the economic package by the end of October.Kishida, who places importance on wealth redistribution, told a Cabinet meeting that the government will "reduce tax and socia…READ FULL ARTICLE