Japan Announces 10.3 Trillion Yen Stimulus

January 11, 2013 by Douglas A. McIntyre

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The Japanese economy is in enough trouble that the new government has announced a tremendous stimulus package. Japan already has one of the highest debt-to-GDP ratios in the world, and the “investment” is, therefore, a risk.

According to Bloomberg:

The Japanese government will spend 10.3 trillion yen ($116 billion) to drive a recovery from a recession ….

About 3.8 trillion yen will be for disaster prevention and reconstruction, with 3.1 trillion yen directed to stimulating private investment and other measures, according to a statement released today by the Cabinet Office. Extra spending will increase gross domestic product by about 2 percentage points and create about 600,000 jobs, the government said.

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