The premier has repeatedly pledged to raise the sales tax to 10% this October as planned, barring a big economic shock on the scale of the collapse of Lehman Brothers.
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (pic) said he was not considering raising the sales tax beyond 10% under his administration, and that he saw no such need for at least a decade.
The premier has repeatedly pledged to raise the sales tax to 10% this October as planned, barring a big economic shock on the scale of the collapse of Lehman Brothers.
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