Takaichi’s budget blitz moves to the upper house

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• The House of Representatives passed the Takaichi government’s budget on 13 March.
• Opposition parties, angered by the government’s disregard for parliamentary norms, will try to delay the budget in the upper house, where the government lacks a majority.
• The lower house’s passage means the budget will take effect regardless; opposition parties will be fighting to deal a symbolic blow to the prime minister.