UPDATE 1-Japan aims to trim budget for first time in 12 years, 2024-25 draft shows

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : Tax revenue for fiscal 2024-25 is estimated to come to 69.6 trillion yen, slightly overshooting this year's estimate at 69.4 trillion yen, which would be a record amount if corporate profits recover and wage growth spreads.

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