Takaichi Announces Grocery Consumption Tax Cut Bill Following Diet Session

evening · 27 July 2026 · thread: Prime Minister Takaichi Announces Temporary Food Consumption Tax Cut

3 sources · Japan

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Asahi Shimbun Japan · Centre-left · Asahi Shimbun Company (family and employee held)
NHK Japan · Centre · Public · Statutory corporation, reception-fee funded
The Japan Times Japan · Centre · News2u Holdings

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Prime Minister Takaichi announced that a bill to reduce the consumption tax on groceries will be submitted promptly during a press conference held on the 27th. This announcement followed the adjournment of the Diet, where Takaichi emphasized her commitment to fulfilling pledges from the previous House of Representatives election. She stated that she had no particular points of reflection and noted that all 64 government-submitted bills were passed, which has happened only four times since the war. Regarding rising living costs, Takaichi attributed supply disruptions to Middle East instability and the closure of the Hormuz Strait. She also mentioned income tax reductions ranging from 30,000 to 60,000 yen. Meanwhile, a recent poll shows that 71 percent of respondents disapprove of the government's response to increasing living costs.

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Sources

Centre-left Asahi Shimbun: Prime Minister Takaichi on extraordinary Diet session: "I have no particular points of reflection"; press conference after closing Japan · Asahi Shimbun Company (family and employee held)
Centre-left Asahi Shimbun: Consumption tax on groceries at 1%, government and ruling party finalize policy; Prime Minister Takaichi to give instructions as early as the 30th Japan · Asahi Shimbun Company (family and employee held)
Centre NHK: "Consumption tax cut, bill to be submitted promptly," Prime Minister Takaichi press conference; emphasizes realization of pledges Japan · Publicly funded, editorially independent by charter · Statutory corporation, reception-fee funded
Centre The Japan Times: After a legislative sweep, Takaichi faces public confidence test Japan · News2u Holdings

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