IMF urges Japan to go ahead with planned tax hike next year

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 official said on Thursday. “Going ahead with the tax (hike) is very important,” said Roberto Guimaraes-Filho, deputy division chief of the Regional…

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IMF urges Japan to go ahead with planned tax hike next year