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Japan's Takaichi Pitches Food Tax Cut, Investment Plan

Bloomberg6 October 2026, 00:18 UTCJapan

Bloomberg's Sakura Murakami breaks down Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's address to parliament outlining a temporary tax relief on food combined with targeted measures to maintain market discipline. (Source: Bloomberg)

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