Senior Cabinet members broke ranks Friday to criticize Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi’s plan to limit government bond issues to 30 trillion yen for this fiscal year.
“The strength of the economy is eroding, so it would jeopardize the planned structural reforms if we leave the economy alone without taking countermeasures,” Takeo Hiranuma, minister of economy, trade and industry, told a news conference.
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