Passers-by polled by reporters in Tokyo on Wednesday were split over the prospect of another delay to the consumption tax hike.
Many people said it would help with their household spending, while others voiced disappointment at Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's sudden change of heart over raising the rate to 10 percent from the current 8 percent.
In Tokyo's upscale Shibuya district, Kenichi Ishii, 53, said he supports Abe's decision, saying he has two young children to look after.