Shiokawa eyes 2 tril. yen tax cut

Shiokawa eyes 2 tril. yen tax cut

OSAKA, Japan - Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa addresses a gathering in Osaka on Aug. 23. Hesaid he thinks a proposed net 1 trillion yen tax cut in fiscal 2003 should be carried out by coupling a tax reduction of 2 trillion yen and a tax hike of 1 trillion yen.

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