The kingdom's expenditure is set to be 2.74%, or 85 billion baht, higher than the previous year, a government spokesman said

The 107.6 trillion yen ($941 billion) budget for fiscal 2022/23 is Japan's biggest-ever initial spending plan, underlining its priority on reviving the pandemic-hit economy

The outlay underscores the challenge for Fumio Kishida to realise "new capitalism" with a virtuous cycle of growth and wealth distribution

The Japanese government plans to set aside 5 trillion yen for reserve funds to continue to fight the Covid-19 pandemic

Singapore is to keep the fiscal taps running for the time being to prop up its Covid-hit economy...