From the Nikkei this morning:
While the ruling coalition argues that postponing the planned consumption tax hike for 18 months is the right course of action, opposition parties have not been able to come up with credible counterproposals, leaving voters with few options regarding how to rebuild Japan’s tattered finances
- Japan PM Abe says the sales tax goes up again for sure in April 2017
- His coalition partner Komeito’s election platform also supports raising the consumption tax in April 2017, but with tax reductions on certain items to support low-income households
Opposition parties have failed to come up with a credible alternative – More
