Is it the right time to fire Shinzo Abe’s fourth arrow? There has been so much emphasis on arrows number one to three that many have forgotten about the fourth altogether. This entails doubling the consumption tax in two stages, starting in April next year, to 10 per cent. By some accounts, the fourth arrow, the opening shot in an effort to repair Japan’s finances after years of deficits, is the most important of all. Deciding when to fire it could be the trickiest decision the prime minister has had to make.
現在是安倍晉三(Shinzo Abe)射出第四支箭的合適時機嗎？人們將太多的注意力放在了前三支箭上，以至於很多人完全忘記了還有第四支箭。所謂的第四支箭，是指從明年4月起，分兩個階段將消費稅上調一倍，至10%。一些人認爲，第四支箭是最重要的，它是結束日本多年財政赤字的努力的開始。決定何時射出這第四支箭可能是安倍晉三必須做出的最棘手決定。
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