IMF urges Japan to proceed with second sales tax hike
Credibility of the country's fiscal framework would be maintained
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JAPAN should go ahead with a second sales tax hike next year in order to maintain credibility of its fiscal framework, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) official said on Thursday.
"Going ahead with the tax (hike) is very important," said Roberto Guimaraes-Filho, deputy division chief of the Regional Studies Division at the IMF's Asia Pacific Department.
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