Japan Leaves Open Chance of Snap Election After Tax Delay
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Japan’s top government spokesman didn’t reject media reports that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering calling a snap election next month should he decide to postpone a planned sales-tax increase.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters in Tokyo today that a decision on an election would be Abe’s alone. The prime minister is considering a vote on Dec. 14 or Dec. 21 after deciding on the tax, the Yomiuri newspaper reported today, citing senior members of the government and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.