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UPDATE 1-Japan s ruling party executive signals chance of extra budget to combat COVID-19 strain Reuters 4/5/2021 PM Suga voices caution over idea of new extra budget Govt can respond to COVID needs with existing funds - Suga (Adds quotes from Suga on idea of extra budget)
By Leika Kihara
TOKYO, April 5 (Reuters) - Japan may need to compile a supplementary budget for the current fiscal year to combat the economic blow from the coronavirus pandemic, a senior ruling party official was quoted as saying in a television programme that ran on Sunday. If there s any shortage of funds, we d like to always respond aggressively including by compiling a supplementary budget, Toshihiro Nikai, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party s secretary general, said in the programme.