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16th Meeting of the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy in 2007 Monday, June 4, 2007 JAPANESE Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held a meeting of the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy at the Prime Minister's Official Residence. A draft of the Basic Policies 2007 was announced at the meeting. The Council also had a discussion on education rebuilding including reform of universities and graduate schools, as well as on measures against the decreasing birthrate. At the meeting, Prime Minister Abe touched upon education rebuilding, saying, "The second report complied by the Education Rebuilding Council was very profound, and I would like to have it reflected in the Basic Policies 2007. Meanwhile, we must continue to advance fiscal consolidation in a steady manner. Advancing the integral reform of expenditure and revenue is an unshakable policy of my Cabinet. With this in mind, we must strive to secure an education budget that is efficient and clearly modulated for priorities so that it can fulfill the true need of education rebuilding."