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LDP members question two-year food tax cut impact
Filed: Aug 03, 2026 at 7:07 AM ET
Summary: LDP members worry that a two-year reduction of the food consumption tax rate to 1% will affect the 2028 poll.
WHO: LDP members
WHAT: LDP members expressed concern about the impact of a two-year food consumption tax rate cut to 1% on the 2028 poll.
WHEN: Aug 03, 2026 at 4:43 AM ET
WHERE: Japan
WHY: They are concerned about how the two-year tax cut will affect the 2028 poll.
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