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Customers Will Only Have to Pay New 10% Sales Tax if They Ask for It, Declare Japanese Convenience Stores


Posted on  April 22, 2019

Honesty is the best policy, right? In an effort to make up for lost tax revenue caused by Japan’s steadily-shrinking population, this October the country is scheduled to increase its sales tax from the current 8% to 10%. However, as with any large-scale change, this quickly-approaching tax increase has caused plenty of confusion for many in Japan. Perhaps one of …

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