Despite mounting expectations of consumers and businesses, it will be difficult for the government to carry out planned tax cuts in January, the top government spokesman said Thursday.
Business leaders have been urging the government to carry out tax cuts worth some 7 trillion yen as early as January.
Speaking at a regular news conference, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiromu Nonaka said that due to a number of bills awaiting Diet deliberation, it is unlikely that there will be enough time for tax issues to be debated in the next extraordinary Diet session, which is slated to start at the end of the month.