{
  "id": 5739003,
  "title": "Japan Govt May Fully Cover Local Losses from Consumption Tax Cut",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/japan-govt-may-fully-cover-local-losses-from-consumption-tax-cut",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T07:00:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026090500300/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Tokyo, Sept. 5 (Jiji Press)--Japan's government is considering a plan for the expected income falls at local governments from a proposed consumption tax cut to be fully covered with special tax revenue grants from the state, it was learned Saturday. The national government is expected to present the plan at a meeting with local governments to be held shortly, along with an idea to use ordin...",
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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."
}