BEIJING, June 1, according to Japanese media reports, the 1st of this month in Japan the last day of the current parliamentary session, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ready to hold press conference in the evening local time, announced the postponement of time raise the consumption tax rate again .
Japanese media said the Japanese government originally planned in April 2017 raised the consumption tax rate. Given Abe said it plans to raise 2.5 years delayed, postponed to October 2019, for which the ruling coalition from the public and the New Komeito parties yesterday held a plenary meeting were government survey were discussed. The final decision to the Conference for endorsement of Abe’s plan.
In view of the Group of Seven summit in Ise-Shima all participating countries on the world economic outlook have strong concern, therefore Abe ready at today’s press conference on the situation that Japan is also necessary to use all policy instruments to contribute to global economic growth so we want to get people to understand the extension raised the consumption tax.
Abe also stressed that enhance consumer weakness, therefore, in order for Japan out of deflation, it is necessary to raise the consumption tax deferred time again. He hoped that the people in the Senate elections this summer to be held in ruling on the decision.
Because of fear of views postponed once again raised the consumption tax will further expand the social security measures to improve the status of fiscal imbalances have a huge impact, therefore, whether Abe made clear at a news conference on solutions to these problems concern.
For this decision, Abe 31 in Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party faction, the faction meeting Hosokawa explained: “Ise-Shima Group of Seven summit participants agreed that it is necessary to take measures to prevent future crises that may arise Japan. should not be the birthplace of the crisis, so I made this decision. “
He thus sought to understand. About the same time whether the Senate will hold elections this summer the House of Representatives election issue, Abe said: “Kumamoto earthquake caused huge losses, plus from the last elections to the House of Representatives passed only a year and a half, therefore, this point is difficult to obtain the national elections held in the House of Representatives of understanding. “he thus pointed out does not intend to dissolve the House of Representatives election.
About Japanese opposition Democratic Progressive Party and other 4-party coalition Cabinet submitted to Congress a resolution of no confidence issue, Abe to say that I feel the DPP on “wear a pair of pants with the Communist Party”, and I do not think it’s good for Japan’s development. His Democratic Progressive Party and the Japanese Communist Party and thus the cooperation has been critical.
