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Takaichi defends plan to combine consumption tax cut with income-based cash payments

Marcus Chen

Managing Editor · Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at 8:46 AM · 1 min read

Takaichi defends plan to combine consumption tax cut with income-based cash payments — Japan Times, Tokyo Business news — Image: Japan Times

Designing a system of direct cash payments tailored to recipients' incomes takes longer than distributing uniform amounts, the prime minister said.

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