Noda Sales-Tax Push Confronts Rising Japan Majority Opposition
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Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda’s push to win opposition support for his bill to double the consumption tax is at odds with increasing public sentiment against the legislation.
The number of voters opposed to the tax rose 5 percentage points to 56 percent this month from May, while those in favor fell 7 points to 32 percent, an Asahi newspaper poll today showed. The results are in line with a May 28 Nikkei newspaper poll showing opposition rose three points to 53 percent from the previous month, compared with 38 percent who backed it.