Abe's Diet speech to push balance of tax and fiscal reform: sources

Abe's Diet speech to push balance of tax and fiscal reform: sources

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) chats with Finance Minister Taro Aso (R) and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga during a session of the House of Councillors budget committee in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2016. Abe plans to emphasize his administration's ability to balance exemptions to a planned tax hike with fiscal reform goals in his Jan. 22 policy speech before both houses of the Diet, according to political sources. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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