Japan LDP 2IC: PM Abe said he will delay tax hike by 2.5 years

Vice President of Japan's LDP party (the governing party there) Masahiko Komura

• Says PM Abe said he will delay the sales tax hike by two and a half years

Still no announcement yet from Abe, but this 2.5 years delay is all over the place

Wait for it ....

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ps. The headline says Komura is 2IC of the LDP, which I sort of abbreviated from vice president just for the sake of the headline. TBH honest though he is lower on the totem pole than that. #1 is Japan's chief cabinet secretary Suga. He's a scary dude. Abe will do his bidding or risk some concrete shoes :-D