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Shiokawa eyes cuts in subsidies to local public works.

Publication: Japan Weekly Monitor
Publication Date: 04-JUN-01
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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TOKYO, June 1 Kyodo

Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa said Friday he hopes to reduce subsidies to local governments' public works in an effort to streamline the state budget.

''The subsidies should be reviewed,'' Shiokawa told a regular press conference, adding the review is intended to encourage local governments to...

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