25.7% in Japan to use food tax cut benefits for savings, survey finds
Regarding how the tax cut might affect their consumer behavior, 49.7% or people surveyed said they would not change their spending plans.
Regarding how the tax cut might affect their consumer behavior, 49.7% or people surveyed said they would not change their spending plans.
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