Japan's Looming Sales Tax Hike Prompts Less Rush Demand So Far
Published on: Tuesday 16 July 2019
(Bloomberg) -- Japan’s economy is less likely to suffer a painful whiplash from a sales tax increase scheduled for October, early sales figures for autos and apartments suggest.Demand for cars and houses hasn’t picked up noticeably in the run up to the 2 percentage point tax bump so far, indicating that