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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.
小泽一郎仍反对上调消费税税率
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日本首相野田佳彦未能赢得执政党日本民主党要员小泽一郎对将消费税税率上调一倍法案的支持。这可能令这一僵局拖延更长时间,进而可能进一步挫伤外界对日本财政政策的信心,并可能导致日本信用评级遭下调。