12 March 2002, 10:04 Japan LDP's Aso - Tax reform key issue in anti-deflation package
TOKYO (AFX-ASIA) - Liberal Democratic Party policy chief Taro Aso
said the ruling coalition parties will make tax reform one of the main
issues in their planned anti-deflation package to be submitted to the
government.
"The policy chiefs of the coalition parties will decide on the key
pillars of the anti-deflation package, with details to be decided next
week" Aso told reporters after a coalition meeting.
"The tax issue will be one of the major features of the package,"
he said.
Aso said "there was no talk" on the possible compilation of a
supplementary budget for the next fiscal year.
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