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Abe gets heat at home over delaying of sales tax hike
Published Mon, May 30, 2016 · 09:50 PM
Tokyo
HAVING secured what he perceives to be a mandate from fellow leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) advanced nations to delay further a planned hike in Japan's consumption tax, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has found himself on the horns of a domestic dilemma - whether or not to postpone the move.
Key members of his own governing Liberal Democratic Party…
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