24 May 2001, 10:21 Japan's MOF Shiokawa says extra budget may be needed
Tokyo, May 24 (BridgeNews) - Despite Prime Minister Junichiro
Koizumi's conservative stance on fiscal stimulus, Finance Minister
Masajuro Shiokawa said the government will spend budgeted funds as quickly
as possible. Shiokawa also said that an extra budget may be needed for
further economic stimulus later in fiscal 2001 (April-March), but added he
isn't considering an extra budget at this time.
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