Kyodo poll: Approval for Japan's Takaichi Cabinet rises to 50.4 percent, 63 percent expect minimal effect from food tax cut
The approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet has risen to 50.4 percent, up from a record low of 49.1 percent last month, a Kyodo News survey showed on November 15. The disapproval rate stands at 34.4 percent, according to the poll conducted on November 14 and 15.
Some 63 percent of respondents said they expect the effect of the country's planned two-year consumption tax cut for food and beverages to be minimal in fighting inflation. Takaichi wants to reduce the tax rate to 1 percent from the current 8 percent starting in April 2027 and provide cash benefits, and parliamentary deliberations on the bill are under way.
Asked about the government's response to a recent spate of cyberattacks on Japanese companies, 59.0 percent said it was late, while 32.7 percent said it was swift.
Source: Kyodo News
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Photo: 图：位于东京的日本国会议事堂。来源：Daderot，Wikimedia Commons，CC0。 / Photo: The National Diet Building in Tokyo, Japan. Source: Daderot, Wikimedia Commons, CC0.
