Ministers may go in reshuffle
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June 4, 2012, Monday
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JAPAN'S prime minister is expected to reshuffle his Cabinet as he tries to woo the opposition to help pass a bill to increase taxes.
Yesterday, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda met with ruling party legislator Ichiro Ozawa, who opposes the proposed tax increase. The two said they failed to agree on the bill, meaning Noda needs opposition support to pass it.
Noda said after his meeting with Ozawa that he was in talks with the opposition, which is demanding the removal of two Cabinet ministers. Public broadcaster NHK reported that a Cabinet reshuffle is set for today.
Noda says the tax plan is needed to trim public debt and fund recovery costs from last year's earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters. The plan calls for doubling the 5 percent sales tax by 2015.
The opposition is demanding the removal of the defense minister, Naoki Tanaka, over gaffes and the minister of land, infrastructure, transport and tourism, Takeshi Maeda, because of allegations of misbehavior over an election.
Yesterday, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda met with ruling party legislator Ichiro Ozawa, who opposes the proposed tax increase. The two said they failed to agree on the bill, meaning Noda needs opposition support to pass it.
Noda said after his meeting with Ozawa that he was in talks with the opposition, which is demanding the removal of two Cabinet ministers. Public broadcaster NHK reported that a Cabinet reshuffle is set for today.
Noda says the tax plan is needed to trim public debt and fund recovery costs from last year's earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters. The plan calls for doubling the 5 percent sales tax by 2015.
The opposition is demanding the removal of the defense minister, Naoki Tanaka, over gaffes and the minister of land, infrastructure, transport and tourism, Takeshi Maeda, because of allegations of misbehavior over an election.
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