{
  "id": 15685152,
  "title": "Takaichi Reaffirms No Deficit Bonds to Fund Food Sales Tax Cut",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/takaichi-reaffirms-no-deficit-bonds-to-fund-food-sales-tax-cut",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-20T01:04:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
    "slug": "bloomberg",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-20/takaichi-reaffirms-no-deficit-bonds-to-fund-food-sales-tax-cut"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reiterated that she won’t rely on special deficit-covering bonds to fund a sales tax cut on food after her earlier remarks sparked speculation that she was changing her stance.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}