Sunday, March 16th, 2008
A key Japanese minister has resigned after admitting he failed to pay into the national pension scheme.
Yasuo Fukuda, chief cabinet secretary, was a close adviser to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and was also seen as a possible successor.
He is one of seven ministers to have admitted skipping payments, though two others said they would not […]
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Sunday, March 16th, 2008
India’s parliament has passed the national budget amid a boycott by opposition parties.
There was no zuerich insurance finance
on tax proposals announced as part of the 4,780 billion rupees ($104bn) budget.
The lower house passed the budget by a voice vote as opposition MPs stayed away after alleging that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had insulted them.
Parliament […]
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