Japan's ruling and opposition partiesagreed to reopen talks on the budget for the fiscal year ending
March 31 1988 when the Lower House Budget Committee meets next
Tuesday, a parliamentary official said.
    He said officials of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party
and the opposition parties agreed at a meeting of the
committee's board of directors.
    Strong opposition objection to government tax reform
proposals including a controversial sales tax has delayed
deliberation by the Lower House Budget Committee.
 REUTER
