Leaders to decide future of Japan’s consumption tax on November 17

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Leaders to decide future of Japan’s consumption tax on November 17

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Preliminary GDP data for Japan’s third quarter will be released on November 17, the same date that Japan’s sales tax panel is meeting to discuss whether the country’s consumption tax will increase to 10% in October 2015 as planned.

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