Japan PM orders study of impact of sales tax alternatives: sources

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has ordered a study of the economic impact of various alternatives for implementing a planned sales tax increase, including a plan for more gradual 1 per cent annual rises, government sources familiar with the situation said.

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