11 September 2001, 15:32 Japan economic growth may be sacrificed for reforms - Koizumi
TOKYO (AFX-ASIA) - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said economic
growth in the year to March may have to be sacrificed for the sake of
economic reforms.
"It is natural for us to aim at positive growth as much as
possible. We may miss the target, but what we are stressing is the
importance of reforms," he told reporters following a cabinet meeting.
"I have said we must achieve reform even if we hamper growth, but
it is a misunderstanding that we are aiming at negative growth," he
said.
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