71% worry about fiscal health after Japan tax cut, Cabinet support at low
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Around 71 percent of respondents were worried about Japan's fiscal health following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's decision to tempo
Seventy-one percent of respondents to a recent Kyodo News poll expressed concern over Japan's fiscal health following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's temporary reduction of the consumption tax on food items. The poll also found Takaichi's Cabinet approval rating dropped to 50.2 percent, the lowest since her administration began last year. Disapproval rose to 33.9 percent. The poll indicates public support for the Cabinet is declining, despite Takaichi's efforts to address rising prices through tax cuts.
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