Tokyo, Feb. 18.
'The Lower House has passed the Budget which now goes to the Upper House, who estimates of revenue and expenditure for the coming fiscal yea' are Yon Revenue an 58,000
Anticipating," laveed' decrease revenue. the Government ensured
fand expenditure by excluding aft 8 proper elance, between revenue fresh projects except a few essen ial ones.
"The land tax and certain other taxes have been reduced for the pure pose of meeting the financial condi" tion of the country and with the exception of Yen 85,000,000 for the relief of the unemployed, the Goving its policy 06 no bond issue While it is admitted that exist conditions are anything but satisfactory confidence is expressed that ithe tendency towards improvement which has been, recently noticed sill He continued—Reuter.
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