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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(zhí)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。