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Japan PM urges ruling party to continue to debate capital gains tax
2022.06.13 09:21
FILE PHOTO: Fumio Kishida, Japan’s prime minister, speaks at a news conference following the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) leaders meeting at the prime minister’s official residence in Tokyo, Japan May 24, 2022. Kiyoshi Ota/Pool via REUTERS/File
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime minister Fumio Kishida said on Monday he wanted his ruling party tax panel to continue to debate the country’s capital gains tax.
The debate could lead to an increase in the tax as part of efforts to address income disparities.
