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Japan's PM Rejects Tax Cuts Amid Financial Crisis Warning

5/20/2025

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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba firmly dismissed tax cut proposals, warning that Japan's financial woes surpass even those of Greece. He raised alarms about soaring borrowing costs and the peril of financing tax cuts through government bonds, urging lawmakers to heed the looming threat of rising interest rates during his passionate parliamentary address.

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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba firmly dismissed tax cut proposals, warning that Japan's financial woes surpass even those of Greece. He raised alarms about soaring borrowing costs and the peril of financing tax cuts through government bonds, urging lawmakers to heed the looming threat of rising interest rates during his passionate parliamentary address.