We now expect Japan’s economy to expand by only 0.5% this year – and that is on the assumption that the government presses ahead with next year’s sales tax hike. If it does, households will bring some spending forward into 2016 to beat the price rises. If the tax hike is postponed again, GDP probably won’t grow at all.
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