JAPAN
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
‘International Contribution Tax’ Planned: A Finance Ministry official said the agency hopes to introduce an “international contribution tax” for the fiscal year beginning April 1. Administrative Vice Minister Hiroshi Yasuda said the tax will be a reserve for Japan’s contribution to “international peace and stability.”
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