Hatoyama says will not raise sales tax in his 4-yr term

Hatoyama says will not raise sales tax in his 4-yr term

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama answers questions from reporters at his office in Tokyo on Feb. 15, 2010. Hatoyama said he will not raise the 5 percent consumption tax during his four-year term through the summer of 2013, in the wake of Finance Minister Naoto Kan's move to embark on a debate about a possible tax hike.

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