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Japan DPJ Ozawa: Still Opposed To Idea Of Raising Sales Tax
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Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda failed to persuade
ruling party heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa to back a bill to double the sales tax,
likely prolonging the stalemate over the issue, which could further erode
confidence in the nation’s fiscal policy and invite a credit downgrade.
小澤一郎仍反對上調消費稅稅率
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日本首相野田佳彥未能贏得執政黨日本民主黨要員小澤一郎對將消費稅稅率上調一倍法案的支持。這可能令這一僵局拖延更長時間，進而可能進一步挫傷外界對日本財政政策的信心，并可能導致日本信用評級遭下調。