Japan's record extra budget to top up virus stimulus passes parliament
The second supplementary budget for the current fiscal year that began in April, worth $299 billion
Japan's parliament approved on Friday a record $300 billion second extra budget to fund a stimulus package aimed at cushioning the economic blow from the coronavirus pandemic.
The second supplementary budget for the current fiscal year that began in April, worth $299 billion, will fund part of a $1.1 trillion relief package the government unveiled last month.