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Japan's government is considering moving up distributing part of payments under a planned income-linked benefit program from September to April 2029, sources said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/07/japan/benefit-payment-schedule/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #taxes #consumptiontax #japaneseeconomy

A plan by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's administration to reduce the consumption tax on food for two years has generated concern over how it might affect the government's finances, opinion polls show. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/24/japan/politics/takaichi-support-rates-polls/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #surveys #sanaetakaichi #cabinet #consumptiontax #taxes

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced a plan Thursday to lower the consumption tax rate on food and beverages to 1% for a two-year period starting next April. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/30/japan/politics/takaichi-decision-tax-cut/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #sanaetakaichi #nipponishinnokai #consumptiontax #taxes #food #shunichisuzuki

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has acknowledged without endorsing a ruling and opposition party conference chair's proposal to lower the consumption tax rate on food to 1% beginning next April and to offer cash payments. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/18/japan/politics/takaichi-presser-consumption-tax/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #consumptiontax #sanaetakaichi #ldp #japaneseeconomy #taxes #food #nipponishinnokai #dpp #jip

A senior Centrist Reform Alliance official has suggested the party will consider whether to join a proposed national congress for talks on issues including a possible consumption tax cut. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/16/japan/cra-consumption-tax-cut-debate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #consumptiontax #cra #junyaogawa #ldp