Japan's Suga: Ready to respond decisively vs excessive forex moves

Yoshihide Suga also told a Reuters 'Newsmaker' event, attended by financial market professionals and media, that the government remained committed to its primary budget balancing target for fiscal 2020.

The government is putting top priority on strengthening the economy as doing so would boost tax revenues and help achieve fiscal consolidation, Suga said.

(Reporting by Tetsushi Kajimoto; Editing by Chang-Ran Kim)