But this was later denied by the Economy and Finance Minister, Pierre Moscovici.
The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the newly installed Minister of Finance and Economy, Mr. Yosano, has been fairly consistent in wanting to retain the insurance structure of the pension scheme, but has been willing to tap consumption tax revenues to fill part of the funding gap.
But one thing Ms Yingluck did inherit from the previous government was an economy in robust good health, so she and her respected finance minister, Thirachai Phuvanatnaranubala, have plenty of room to work with.
Guided by Manmohan Singh, then finance minister, the government liberalised the economy, scrapping licensing and opening up to traders and investors.
More than that, the two men with their hands on the economy, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, France's finance minister, and Mr Lafontaine, think alike.
That done, Sharif and his Finance Minister Sartaj Aziz have focused on turning around the economy.
He will join Hashimoto and Finance Minister Matsunaga Hikaru in the drive to revitalize the sagging economy and open up the financial system.
Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa said on Wednesday that the three economy ministers and BOJ governor had "decided on a policy aimed at boosting the stock market".
"We are a week further and substantial damage has been inflicted on the Cypriot economy, " said Dutch Deputy Finance Minister Frans Weekers as he arrived in Brussels.
And in Russia, Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin advised Russians to smoke and drink in order to boost the economy since those activities are subject to excise taxes.
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble was quoted by German media as suggesting that Greece should focus on reforming its economy and that the issue of war reparations was definitively closed years ago.
But Plaid finance spokesman Ieuan Wyn Jones, the former economy minister, said the scheme does not go far enough and will use negotiations on the Welsh government's budget to push for the creation of more apprenticeships.
应用推荐