The Prime minister's main policy points (Full text)

The following is the gist of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's policy speech delivered Monday in the Diet.

Koizumi said he will:

*Carry out sweeping reforms of the nation's economic, fiscal, administrative, social and political systems.

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