PM Abe hails tax agreement

PM Abe hails tax agreement

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) meets with reporters at his office in Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2015. Abe hailed an agreement of the ruling parties to designate all food products except at restaurants as subject to a lower consumption tax rate than the 10 percent rate to be implemented in fiscal 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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