TOKYO: Japan is bracing for its first sales tax rise in years, with last minute shoppers buying up a host of goods from gold to ice cream, as the government tries to tackle its crushing national debt.
Millions of shoppers are making a mad dash to stores ahead of tomorrow’s tax rise to 8% from the current 5% amid fears the increase could spark the return of a protracted economic slump.
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