TOKYO: Japan's Economy Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Monday there was no change to the government's plan to raise the sales tax to 10 percent from 8 percent in October, after the release of first-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) data.
"There's no change to our view that the fundamentals supporting domestic demand remain solid," Motegi told a news conference. - Reuters
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