MIYAZAKI – Former Democratic Party of Japan leader Ichiro Ozawa on Saturday criticized Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda’s Cabinet for approving a bill to raise the consumption tax.
“I doubt the time is right to implement such a big tax hike. We have things to do before asking the public to shoulder the burden,” Ozawa told a meeting in the city of Miyazaki.
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