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  "id": 12653873,
  "title": "Food-Tax Cut Faces Fiscal Test In Diet",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/food-tax-cut-faces-fiscal-test-in-diet",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-07T15:05:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "News On Japan",
    "slug": "news-on-japan",
    "url": "https://newsonjapan.com/article/150987.php"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi defended her plan to cut the consumption tax on food and provide support payments to workers in the House of Representatives on October 7, seeking to keep household relief at the center of her autumn Diet agenda while markets continue to test the government’s fiscal credibility. (News On Japan)",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}