Japan's growth strategy minister says the size of next year's budget should be compared with the initial budget for this year and supplementary budgets for last year combined. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/01/economy/kiuchi-budget-requests-comparison/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #minorukiuchi #sanaetakaichi #japaneseeconomy #budgets #defense #wages #jgb