Sales tax hike delay jeopardizes Japan's fiscal reform goal

Sales tax hike delay jeopardizes Japan's fiscal reform goal

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Finance Minister Taro Aso chat during a House of Representatives plenary session in Tokyo on June 1, 2016. Abe's decision to postpone a planned consumption tax hike is likely to leave the debt-ridden country far behind in meeting its fiscal reform goal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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