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Japan's Abe puts sales tax rise on hold

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tells lawmakers he's delaying a scheduled sales tax hike by two-and-a-half years in a move seen as popular, but that puts fiscal reform on the back burner. David Pollard reports.

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