Road-related tax bill passes Diet in lower house revote

Road-related tax bill passes Diet in lower house revote

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (3rd from R) and members of his Cabinet stand in acknowledgement on the front bench of the House of Representatives on May 13 after the lower house passed a bill to keep tax revenues earmarked for road building for 10 years from this fiscal year, overriding the opposition-controlled upper house. (Kyodo)

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