Japan's Suga says it is important to create economic situation to raise sales tax - ConsultFX

Japan's Suga says it is important to create economic situation to raise sales tax

Comments by Japanese chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga as he speaks in Tokyo Japan is planned to go through with a sales tax hike in 2019. In case you need a refresher, the sales tax hike in 2014 didn't go down too well as the economy entered a technical recession in the months after its implementation.