The government will probably set its budget request ceiling for fiscal 2010 in early July, about a month earlier than normal, taking into account the looming general election, Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano said Friday.
“Considering our schedule for other events, I believe the ceiling will most likely be set in early July,” Yosano said at a regular news conference.
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