Kitakyushu Mayor Kazuhisa Takeuchi announced a 2.72 billion yen supplementary budget proposal for the September city assembly session. The plan includes 96 million yen to waive school lunch fees for third-year students at municipal junior high schools from January through March 2027. The city said the measure is intended to reduce household expenses before students move on to the next stage of education. Another 784 million yen would fund payments of 100,000 yen each to eligible small and midsize businesses facing higher costs and other financial pressures. The supplementary budget includes several measures aimed at supporting residents and businesses and will be submitted to the city assembly when its September session opens. Source: TNC News / Kitakyushu City
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