News and Media Centre

20 Jan 2012 -

‘No Elections Before Sales Tax Hike Agreement’, Noda Repeats

Following the recent cabinet reshuffle which saw the appointment of Katsuya Okada as deputy prime minister with responsibility for negotiating social security and tax reform with the parliamentary opposition, Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has re-emphasized that he does not intend to call for elections before the approval of consumption tax increases.