Abe orders preparation of multiple rates for 2017 sales tax hike

Abe orders preparation of multiple rates for 2017 sales tax hike

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at his office in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2015. Abe met with former industry minister Yoichi Miyazawa, who is to become chairman of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's tax panel, to order preparations for the introduction of multiple tax rates under the planned consumption tax hike in April 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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