According to a survey conducted in July 2019, 51 percent of young Japanese would use the consumption tax to support child rearing. The tax increased from eight percent to ten percent on October 1. The long-delayed consumption tax increase was introduced with the aim of funding social welfare programs and reducing public debt.
Opinions of people aged 17 to 19 years old on what to use the consumption tax for in Japan in 2019
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Original question: “The government plans to use the tax consumption increase on social security. For what purposes do you want the consumption tax to be used?”
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The Nippon Foundation. (August 29, 2019). Opinions of people aged 17 to 19 years old on what to use the consumption tax for in Japan in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068418/japan-leading-purposes-young-people-consumption-tax-spending/
The Nippon Foundation. "Opinions of people aged 17 to 19 years old on what to use the consumption tax for in Japan in 2019." Chart. August 29, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068418/japan-leading-purposes-young-people-consumption-tax-spending/
The Nippon Foundation. (2019). Opinions of people aged 17 to 19 years old on what to use the consumption tax for in Japan in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068418/japan-leading-purposes-young-people-consumption-tax-spending/
The Nippon Foundation. "Opinions of People Aged 17 to 19 Years Old on What to Use The Consumption Tax for in Japan in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068418/japan-leading-purposes-young-people-consumption-tax-spending/
The Nippon Foundation, Opinions of people aged 17 to 19 years old on what to use the consumption tax for in Japan in 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068418/japan-leading-purposes-young-people-consumption-tax-spending/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Opinions of people aged 17 to 19 years old on what to use the consumption tax for in Japan in 2019 [Graph], The Nippon Foundation, August 29, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068418/japan-leading-purposes-young-people-consumption-tax-spending/
