Abe Coalition Ally Says Premier Shouldn't Back Down on Tax Rise
- Measures in place to combat effect on consumption, Inoue says
- Komeito party secretary-general Inoue speaks in interview
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The secretary-general of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s junior coalition partner said the government should push ahead with a sales-tax increase next year, even as influential economists join the tide of public opinion for another postponement of a hike in the levy.