Takaichi Denies Issuing Deficit Bonds for Consumption Tax Cut

Takaichi Denies Issuing Deficit Bonds for Consumption Tax Cut
Tokyo, Jan. 24 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Saturday denied the possibility of newly issuing deficit-covering government bonds to realize a zero consumption tax rate on food items. "If it (the tax cut) is limited to two years, we can certainly manage without issuing special deficit-financing bonds," Takaichi, also president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, ...