Japan finance minister Aso on the wires

  • PM Abe will make appropriate decision on sales tax
  • Can't comment on primary balance surplus goal

(On that 'primary budget' comment .... there will be scrutiny of any sales tax hike delay decision on how it impacts Japan's deficit ... I posted on this yesterday in the wrap.

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  • Japan's economic fundamentals aren't bad
  • Private consumption isn't growing much