Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s proposal to suspend the sales tax on food has unsettled bond markets, highlighting concerns that she lacks a clear funding plan and may push fiscal policy in a more expansionary direction.Sales tax cut raises funding questionsTakaichi has proposed a two-year suspension of the sales tax…
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