2022.03.27 12:21Nation

消費税引き下げ「議論排除せず」　木原官房副長官

　木原誠二官房副長官は２７日のフジテレビ番組で、物価高騰対策のための消費税率の暫定的引き下げについて「排除せずに議論は（する）」と述べた。その一方で「消費税は社会保障を支える基幹税だ。私自身はなかなか難しいと率直に思う」とも語った。（2022/03/27-12:21）

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2022.03.27 12:21Nation

Japan Govt Not to Rule Out Debates on Consumption Tax Cut

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The Japanese government will not rule out having discussions about a possible temporary reduction in the country's consumption tax rate as a measure to help people cope with price surges, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiji Kihara said in a television program on Sunday.
At the same time, Kihara said he personally thinks that it would be quite difficult to implement such a measure because the consumption tax is a fundamental tax that supports Japan's social security system.
On additional economic measures the government plans to compile by the end of April, Kihara said they are expected to center on curbing the impacts of crude oil price hikes, promoting wage increases and helping small firms pass on higher costs to sales prices.

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