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Japan leader gambles on sales tax hike

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Japan leader gambles on sales tax hike (via AFP)

Japanese premier Shinzo Abe’s long-awaited decision this week on whether to hike sales taxes is a major political gamble that proved career-ending for his predecessors, analysts say. Since sweeping December elections on a ticket to kickstart the world…

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