Last year, when Japan’s Diet passed the legislation to raise the consumption tax, it included a provision calling for the plan to be reevaluated if economic conditions required it. When the Cabinet Office called upon 60 business leaders, academics, and economists (including me) to perform such an evaluation, more than 70% favored the hike.
去年，日本国会通过提高消费税的法律时纳入了一项条款，如果经济条件需要可以要求重新评估增税计划。内阁询问了60位商界领袖、学者和经济学家（包括我）来做这项评估，70%以上赞同增税。