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自民、消費減税了承 午後に閣議決定
自民党の臨時総務会に臨む有村治子総務会長ら、５日午前、東京・永田町の同党本部自民党は５日午前、臨時総務会を開き、高市早苗首相が表明した食料品の消費税減税を了承した。 The Japanese government plans to make a decision Wednesday afternoon on a plan to lower the consumption tax rate on food from 8percentageto 1percentagefor two years from next April as an anti-inflation measure.
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