Abe to announce consumption-tax hike plan Tuesday
By Park Sae-jin
Posted : September 30, 2013, 17:57
Updated : September 30, 2013, 17:57
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will announce the plan in a news conference late Tuesday, according to the report.
Experts have warned the Japanese government that if it proceeded with the planned consumption-tax hike, Japan's economy would slide back into recession.
Abe will also announce measures to prevent Japan's economy from falling into recession, the report said.