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Nearly half of respondents to a recent survey said they support the government's plan to take the consumption tax on food items down to virtually zero. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/13/japan/politics/japan-survey-consumption-tax-cut/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #surveys #consumptiontax #sanaetakaichi #ldp #jip #dpp

Japanese businesses are rushing to cope with a consumption tax cut on food from 8% to 1% that will be implemented for two years from next April. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/06/japan-businesses-tax-cut/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #restaurants #consumptiontax #food

LDP members are concerned that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's plan to cut the consumption tax rate on food could negatively affect the ruling party's performance in the 2028 House of Councilors election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/03/japan/politics/japan-ldp-tax-cut-impact-worry-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #ldp #consumptiontax #taxes #2028upperhouseelection

The opposition Democratic Party for the People plans to refrain from joining the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and the Japan Innovation Party for the time being. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/03/japan/politics/opposition-dpp-not-joining-coalition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #dpp #yuichirotamaki #ldp #sanaetakaichi #taxes #consumptiontax

Since its introduction in 1989, Japan's consumption tax has been raised three times and now accounts for about 30% of total national tax revenue, making it the nation's largest core tax category. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/02/japan/politics/first-ever-consumption-tax-cut/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #consumptiontax #taxes #sanaetakaichi #ldp

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 saw the sharpest drop in her approval rating this month, raising the question of whether it is due to the growing pains of a new administration or indicative of deeper structural problems. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/30/japan/politics/takaichi-popularity-governing-challenges/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #ldp #japaneseeconomy #middleeast #consumptiontax

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is finalizing a plan to lower the consumption tax rate on food products from the current 8% to 1% for a two-year period from April, and could make a formal decision as early as Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/29/japan/politics/takaichi-food-tax-debate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #ldp #consumptiontax #taxes #food #itsunorionodera

After closing out the 158-day parliamentary session with all Cabinet-sponsored bills enacted, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi now faces the test of whether she can turn political stability into results voters can feel. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/27/japan/politics/takaichi-public-confidence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #consumptiontax #sanaetakaichi #ldp #inflation #japaneseeconomy #taxes #food

Japan's ruling and opposition parties reached an interim agreement to introduce a new income-linked benefit program in fiscal 2029, while staying divided over a proposed cut to the consumption tax on food. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/16/japan/politics/tax-credit-consumption-tax/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #consumptiontax #sanaetakaichi #ldp #inflation #japaneseeconomy #taxes #food

The head of Japan's suprapartisan National Council on Social Security on Monday presented a revised draft of a new benefit program for low- and middle-income workers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/14/national-council-draft-revision-benefit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #wages #japaneseeconomy #food #consumptiontax #ldp

The Japanese government has presented a funding plan for its proposal to reduce the 8% consumption tax rate on food items to 1% for two years starting next April. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/27/japan/politics/japan-deficit-bonds-tax-cut/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #taxes #consumptiontax #sanaetakaichi #diet #budgets #bonds

The head of a council on social security has presented an interim draft on a proposed cut in the consumption tax rate for food as a measure to help cushion the impact of inflation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/25/economy/japan-food-tax-cut-draft/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #ldp #taxes #consumptiontax #sanaetakaichi #itsunorionodera

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has said that any cut in the consumption tax on food products and beverages would last only two years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/22/japan/politics/sanae-takaichi-consumption-tax-two-years/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #consumptiontax

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

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's ruling Liberal Democratic Party party is continuing to focus on whether to cut the sales tax on food to zero, largely casting aside proposals for a smaller reduction to 1%. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/16/economy/japan-ldp-zero-food-tax-option/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #taxes #consumptiontax #sanaetakaichi #ldp #japaneseeconomy #inflation #food

Consumption tax cut on groceries could do more harm than good if the cost of the plan dents confidence, weakens the yen and causes interest rates to rise. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/12/economy/takaichi-tax-cut-fiscal-concerns/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #consumptiontax #sanaetakaichi #ldp #inflation #japaneseeconomy

The final decision on whether to reduce Japan's consumption tax rate on food to 0% or 1% will be left to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, an executive of her ruling Liberal Democratic Party suggested on Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/07/japan/politics/consumption-tax-up-to-takaichi/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #consumptiontax #taxes #sanaetakaichi #ldp

The administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has carried forward its pledge to realize temporary consumption tax cuts on food products, but translating it into policy has proven more complicated than once thought. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/04/japan/politics/takaichi-consumption-tax-headache/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #ldp #consumptiontax #taxes #food #inflation

Mathias Cormann, secretary-general of the OECD, has expressed concern over the government's plan to temporarily lower the consumption tax on food items to zero, calling it not cost-effective. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/13/economy/oecd-chief-consumption-tax-cut/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #taxes #consumptiontax

In an about-face, the Democratic Party for the People says it will join a panel on social security while the Centrist Reform Alliance is also seriously considering it after both parties snubbed its inaugural meeting. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/09/japan/politics/consumption-tax-panel-cra-dpp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #cra #dpp #taxes #consumptiontax #ldp #komeito #cdp #sanseito #jcp

The Democratic Party for the People announced it would participate in the multi-party panel on a consumption tax cut, while the leader of the Centrist Reform Alliance signaled his party's willingness to join. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/05/japan/politics/japan-opposition-tax-cut-panel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #cra #dpp #taxes #consumptiontax #ldp #sanaetakaichi

The CRA and DPP declined to participate Thursday a panel on temporarily lifting the consumption tax on groceries, where political wrangling had been expected between the ruling and opposition parties. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/26/japan/politics/consumption-tax-panel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #consumptiontax #taxes #ldp #jip #dpp #cra #teammirai #sanaetakaichi

In her policy speech to parliament, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pitched her “responsible and proactive” fiscal policy as she sought to reassure markets that her goals are not overly expansionary. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/20/japan/politics/takaichi-policy-speech/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #japaneseeconomy #taxes #consumptiontax #taiwan #china #defense

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to eliminate the 8% consumption tax on groceries for two years, fulfilling her campaign pledge, but delivering the cut won’t be so simple. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/19/japan/politics/takaichi-consumption-tax/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #taxes #consumptiontax #cra #dpp #socialwelfare

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

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s landslide election win saw a largely positive initial response from investors. But they remain wary of another market meltdown over her expansive spending plans. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/12/markets/bond-market-wary-takaichi-spending/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #bonds #japaneseeconomy #sanaetakaichi #debt #boj #taxes #consumptiontax

With a spectacular election win under her belt, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is now setting her sights on abolishing the food tax and revising the Constitution. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/10/japan/politics/takaichi-presser-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #ldp #constitution #consumptiontax #taxes

Takaichi’s big victory might not be a mandate for big spending with fiscal hawks in the LDP and the bond market keeping a lid on stimulus spending. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/09/economy/nagata-takaichi-fiscal-policy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #ldp #sanaetakaichi #yen #bonds #japaneseeconomy #economicindicators #2026lowerhouseelection #consumptiontax

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has shied away from the topics of a proposed consumption tax cut and her alleged ties to the controversial religious group Unification Church. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/06/japan/politics/takaichi-silence-tax-church/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2026lowerhouseelection #sanaetakaichi #ldp #taxes #consumptiontax #food