Japan’s draft policy roadmap prioritises digitalisation, omits budget-balance mention – ZAWYA

Japan’s draft policy roadmap prioritises digitalisation, omits budget-balance mention – ZAWYA

Japan's draft policy roadmap prioritises digitalisation, omits budget-balance mention | ZAWYA MENA Edition HomeEconomyGlobalArticleJapan's draft policy roadmap prioritises digitalisation, omits budget-balance mention The draft left out any explicit mention of the government's target to achieve a primary budget surplus by fiscal 2025    People wear protective face masks in a shopping district, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Tokyo,?? Japan, July 2, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-HoonTOKYO - Japan will prioritise efforts to digitalise its economy and better cope with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, the government said in a draft policy framework that left open how the huge cost of combating the crisis would be funded.The draft was presented at the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy (CEFP), the government's top economic panel, on Wednesday.In more normal times, the policy focus would be on measures to rein in Japan's huge public debt.The draft was presented at the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy (CEFP), the government's top economic panel, on Wednesday.TOKYO - Japan will prioritise efforts to digitalise its economy and better cope with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, the government said in a draft policy framework that left open how the huge cost of combating the crisis