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JFTC's new $113 million budget request includes online-platform enforcement office and staff

( August 30, 2019, 02:36 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The Japan Fair Trade Commission will be setting up a new digital-economy office, staffed with a senior investigator and regulators specializing in digital-platform businesses. A 12 billion yen ($113 million) budget request — up 5.1 percent from the previous year — for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs April 2020 to March 2021, includes costs for an office and a senior investigator specializing in the digital economy. Additionally, 17 of the 29 new staff members would also be engaging in issues related to online platforms.The JFTC’s statement, in Japanese, is attached....

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