The Japan Times
Calls for a supplementary budget to address energy prices have already begun to grow among parties in Japan's parliament, just after the enactment of the government's fiscal 2026 budget this week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/09/japan/politics/extra-budget-call/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #budgets #iran #ldp #cra #dpp #gas
Parties call for extra budget amid concerns over energy crisis

There are concerns that currently available funds this may be insufficient if the conflict in Iran is prolonged and continues to disrupt global energy supplies.

The Japan Times
Apr 9 at 5:45amBuffer
Show threadFrank Bennett 🇯🇵5d ago
@thejapantimes Gonna have to squeeze consumption somewhere at some point though.