The nation’s largest opposition party is preparing for the Upper House poll in July, in which it hopes to win enough seats to make a CDP-led coalition government possible. Read more
With food and other prices still rising, even ruling party officials have started to demand consumption tax cuts as a key policy for this summer’s elections. Read more
The company, which operated its Mafia City online game via a platform based in Singapore, failed to pay consumption tax associated with revenue from in-game spending. Read more
The new system is expected to allow foreign visitors to receive tax refunds for products purchased at prices with the tax included when they leave the country. Read more
A revision of the current system is being considered to prevent goods bought tax-free from being resold within the country. Read more