The governing coalition on Friday proposed that the minimum annual taxable income be raised from the current ¥1.03 million to ¥1.23 million starting next year. The tax chiefs of the…
The welfare ministry on Monday presented a proposal to boost basic public pensions in the future by around 30%.The proposal, shown at a meeting of the pensions subcommittee under the…
With little time left, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito coalition clinched an agreement with the opposition Democratic Party for the People on Wednesday over an economic stimulus package set to…
A political quarrel has broken out between Democratic Party for the People head Yuichiro Tamaki, who favors raising the tax-free income threshold, and his opponents, especially prefectural governors who fear…