SDP opposes bond issuance, tax reform bills

SDP opposes bond issuance, tax reform bills

TOKYO, Japan - Mizuho Fukushima (C), the chief of the Social Democratic Party, speaks at a meeting with party lawmakers at the Diet building in Tokyo on Feb. 22, 2011. The small opposition party decided to oppose the fiscal 2011 budget plan and two budget-related bills that would enable the issuance of deficit-covering bonds and a review of taxation during the meeting.

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