The government may have to prepare a second supplementary budget even if the 0.5 percent growth target for this fiscal year looks certain to be achieved in September, Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa indicated Wednesday.
The extra budget may be necessary to keep the economy afloat so that the public can see quarter-on-quarter growth as well as year-on-year growth, he indicated at a regular news conference.
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