It is the ultimate election giveaway. With at most five months to go before he must call elections, Japanese prime minister Taro Aso is throwing cash at disenchanted voters. No one can query his need to curry favour or prime the pump. He has a 10 per cent approval rating, meagre support in parliament and an economy on its back. But will another big cheque do the trick?
這是最終的選舉贈品。在距離必須召集大選最多還有五個月之時，日本首相麻生太郎(Taro Aso)正把大把鈔票撒向對他不再抱有幻想的選民。毋庸置疑，他必須籠絡人心或增加政府支出以刺激經濟成長。他的支持率只有10%，在國會也不怎麼受歡迎，本國經濟又陷於困境。但是，再開出一張鉅額支票就能如願以償嗎？
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