Something Strange About Takashi Matsuo's Remarks About the Consumption Tax: "Funding" only when It Suits Him

Mainichi Shimbun

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At a meeting held in Tokushima City on the 8th, LDP Secretary-General Moriyama Hiroshi reportedly said the following about the consumption tax: "Some political parties want to make the consumption tax zero, while others want to lower it to 5%. However, there is no explanation as to where the funds for the reduced revenue will come from, and there is no positioning of it as a permanent source of revenue." "Any reduction in the consumption tax sho…