- Komeito, Japan’s junior ruling coalition partner, plans to propose a tax cut
- The proposal is to reduce the consumption tax rate for food items
- The suggested reduction is from 8 percent to 5 percent
- This proposal is part of a campaign pledge for the upper house election in July
Source: tradingview.com
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