Japan’s Cabinet Approves Temporary Food Consumption Tax Cut, Pending Parliamentary Debate on Funding and Eligibility

Funding sources and eligibility among details up for parliamentary debate

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi answers a question in the upper house of parliament Oct. 9 in Tokyo. (Photo by Ken Suzuki)

TOKYO — Japan’s cabinet has greenlit a temporary consumption tax reduction for foodstuffs, though critical particulars regarding financing and eligibility remain unresolved, poised to ignite parliamentary discussion.

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