Staff writer
Can Japan employ the carrot-and-stick approach in its automobile tax system to prompt consumers to buy "greener" cars and achieve international commitments to reduce carbon dioxide emissions?
The Transport Ministry is expected to unveil a detailed plan next week for a new auto tax system to be effected in fiscal 2000 that imposes levies on cars based on fuel-efficiency.
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