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Japan ruling LDP proposes food consumption tax cut to 1 % from April
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from asia.nikkei.com · Japan
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has proposed reducing the food consumption tax to one percent, effective from April. This legislative proposal aims to adjust economic policy.
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