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  "id": 18439889,
  "title": "Food Tax Reduction Bill Clears Lower House Committee",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/food-tax-reduction-bill-clears-lower-house-committee",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T03:49:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "News On Japan",
    "slug": "news-on-japan",
    "url": "https://newsonjapan.com/article/151271.php"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A government bill to reduce Japan's consumption tax on food from 8% to 1% for two years starting in April 2027 was approved by the House of Representatives Committee on Financial Affairs on November 6, with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and Japan Innovation Party securing a majority in favor of the legislation. (News On Japan)",
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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."
}