Japan’s consumption-tax hike: Groundhog day? | The Economist

Japan’s consumption-tax hike: Groundhog day? | The Economist www.economist.com/blogs/banyan/2014/04/japan-s-consumption-t... Japan’s consumption-tax hike Groundhog day? Apr 5th 2014, 12:40 by T.B. | TOKYO Add this article to your reading list by clicking this button Tweet THIS week Japan’s politicians took their boldest step in 17 years. On April 1st the government executed a ...