Japan will aim to meet fiscal targets, raise minimum wage – PM
5:22 am Wednesday, June 09th, 2021
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Wednesday the government will aim to achieve its fiscal targets including its goal to bring the primary balance to a surplus.
Suga also said the government will strive to raise the nationwide average minimum wage to 1,000 yen ($9) an hour soon.
Suga made the remarks at a meeting of the government’s top economic council, which approved the government’s fiscal blueprint for this year.
($1 = 109.4700 yen)
(Reporting by Leika Kihara; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
