Japan lawmakers vote to double sales tax

Tōkyō : Japan | Aug 10, 2012 at 3:31 AM PDT

Source: Channel NewsAsia

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A bill to double Japan's sales tax and partially plug its gaping debt hole cleared its final parliamentary hurdle Friday in a triumph for the prime minister that could ultimately also cost him his job. The legislation, which at the same time makes provision to revamp the country's teetering social security... FULL ARTICLE AT Channel NewsAsia

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