CDP divisions over proposed tax cut pose headache for Yoshihiko Noda

CDP divisions over proposed tax cut pose headache for Yoshihiko Noda

The nation’s largest opposition party is preparing for the Upper House poll in July, in which it hopes to win enough seats to make a CDP-led coalition government possible.

In response to the price hikes caused by the "Trump tariffs," the ruling and opposition parties are debating the possibility of a consumption tax cut from their own perspectives and intentions. This "tax cut" has become a flashpoint, and the largest opposition party, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, is facing the risk of splitting up. Party leader Yoshihiko Noda, former...