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Japan PM Suga vows to stick to fiscal reform

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Monday the government was sticking to its pledge for fiscal reform, even as it seeks to revitalise an economy hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.

FILE PHOTO: Japan's PM Suga delivers policy speech at opening of Lower House parliamentary ses
FILE PHOTO: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga delivers a policy speech at the opening of the Lower House parliamentary session in Tokyo, Japan January 18, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato

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TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Monday the government was sticking to its pledge for fiscal reform, even as it seeks to revitalise an economy hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Our immediate priority is to put an end to the pandemic as soon as possible and to speed up vaccine inoculation. We'll also steadily adopt support measures to protect businesses, jobs and people's livelihoods," Suga told parliament.

(Reporting by Leika Kihara; Editing by Ritsuko Ando)

Source: Reuters