Kan mentions possible tax hike ahead of upper house poll

Kan mentions possible tax hike ahead of upper house poll

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Naoto Kan presents the ruling Democratic Party of Japan's manifesto for the upcoming House of Councilors election to the press at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on June 17, 2010. Faced with the pressing need to reduce fiscal deficits, he said raising the consumption tax rate to 10 percent is one option.

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