消費税 増税の是非「決断の時期」首相表明 来年度改正にらむ 実施時期・幅は触れず
Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda told Tuesday at the press conference with the Group of the Eight nations' media reporters that it is high time for the government to decide whethere consumption tax should be raise or not. Referring to the situation that the Japanese society has been growing to the so-called rather a highly aged society,he suggested that the remaining choices would be limited,meaning that the tax rate hike is inevitable.He also likely said that one of the reasons for the hike is to secure the source of the social security-related expenses.
Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda told Tuesday at the press conference with the Group of the Eight nations' media reporters that it is high time for the government to decide whethere consumption tax should be raise or not. Referring to the situation that the Japanese society has been growing to the so-called rather a highly aged society,he suggested that the remaining choices would be limited,meaning that the tax rate hike is inevitable.He also likely said that one of the reasons for the hike is to secure the source of the social security-related expenses.
