BREAKING: Japan PM Suga Says New Stimulus Plan Includes $708 Billion Package

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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese government will compile a new economic stimulus package totalling 73.6 trillion yen ($708 billion) with fiscal measures at 40 trillion yen ($385 billion) to revive an economy hit hard by the pandemic, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Tuesday.

Speaking at a meeting between government and ruling party officials, Suga said the economic measures would "achieve breakthrough to new economic growth".

Suga's cabinet will endorse the economic package later on Tuesday.

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