- Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito are considering asking the government to reduce consumption tax
- Focus is on reducing tax specifically on food
- This measure is in response to rising prices and US tariffs
- Information reported by Yomiuri
Source: news.bloombergtax.com
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