Gov't economic panel calls for spending cuts before higher taxes

Tuesday 24th June, 01:22 AM JST

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some14some at 07:45 AM JST - 24th June

'spending cuts' may have limitations of its own but there is plenty of room for cutting wasteful use of money.
tkoind2 at 09:19 AM JST - 24th June

And there was a thunderous revelation from the heavens that showed them the way.

I hope that their cuts are to things that make sense to cut. Like all the corruption and the xbillion percent of revenue that goes to paving the entire island chain over.

Sadly Fukuda and crowd have so far gone after handicapped and elderly people. Taking money away from those who need it most.

So challenge Fukuda, take some money away from some of your friends in industry. And stop funding brain dead projects and all the many things that drain money but give nothing back.
buggerlugs at 09:33 AM JST - 24th June

Finally, some one in a government has realized raising taxes=lower spending= less money... Just wish they would really do this, but I doubt they will. I bet Fukuda doesn't accept a pay cut.
thepro at 10:16 AM JST - 24th June

I love that guys comment: If we fail at spending less we are going to give you more taxes. Great government this one.
Hughgarse at 10:34 AM JST - 24th June

How about stop spending so much on tearing up a perfectly good stretch of road, only to lay it down again, so that they keep their alloted wad of cash for the next year.. waste!
smithinjapan at 12:12 PM JST - 24th June

Cut half of the staff at EVERY City Hall in the countries, for starters, and especially the 'already retired' Amakudari who continue to get a salary WHILE receiving their pension benefits.... and all for sitting in the corner and drinking coffee.

Most everyone else on this thread has already mentioned the need to cut unnecessary construction, so I'll let that one lie.
thepro at 01:00 PM JST - 24th June

Last year when I was living in Osaka the road outside my apartment building was torn up and relaid about 5 times
Gavinova at 01:36 PM JST - 24th June

Yes, They could certainly trim the public works budget. They spend a month outside my pervious apartment making a wide road narrow. They could also close a few public schools with such a low birth rate.

I don't think it would do a lot for the economy as a whole, just switch things around a bit. As long as people still want to buy Japanese Government bonds we can just keep going along as we are.
Richard_III at 11:10 AM JST - 25th June
1. Clean out a load of dead wood in the universities;
2. The amakudari system is a terrible waste, both of public money and talent (which it destroys);
3. Too many public workers - I went to the library and there were five staff to provide one book.