The Abe administration is boasting that its general account budget for fiscal 2014 — totaling a record ¥95.88 trillion — reflects its resolve to achieve the dual tasks of pulling the nation out of decades-old deflation and restoring fiscal health to the government.
Experts, however, say it fails to show that the Abe team is serious about revising the debt-driven fiscal structure as more than 40 percent of the budget will be paid for through new debt issuance.
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