During his speech today, prime minister Shinzo Abe, said that for him and his cabinet the economy will be the top priority in 2017. Answering journalists' questions, the politician added that early elections are not planned and the government will continue to work with "abenomics".

Recall that to exit the crisis Shinzo Abe offers the program of "Three Arrows". The first of them - the achievement of the objectives for higher prices. Abe is also supporting stimulus measures from the budget. And finally, the third "Arrow" is aimed at developing measures to reform the public sector, which would help to attract investment, as well as the growth of consumption.