Keidanren calls for sales tax hike for social security costs

Keidanren calls for sales tax hike for social security costs

TOKYO, Japan - Fujio Mitarai, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, speaks in Tokyo on Aug. 28. He said the consumption tax should be raised to finance the social security system in the face of Japan's rapidly ageing population and dwindling birthrate.

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