"We should go to the people," he said at a ruling party meeting in Yokohama, referring to his earlier call for parliament to be dissolved and a general election held if the tax hike is delayed.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to delay an increase in Japan's sales tax by two and a half years, a government official said on Sunday. (Reporting by Yoshifumi Takemoto; Writing by Shinichi Saoshiro; Editing by David Goodman)Japan's Aso: we should go to the people if tax hike is to be delayed
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