A Task for Abenomics 2.0 is Unlocking Japan Growth Potential

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s election win strengthened his hand to move beyond the fiscal and monetary stimulus that brought an end to deflation in his first two years. The tougher task for Abenomics 2.0 will be to boost Japan’s growth potential.

First up for the next Abe administration will be completing left-over fiscal measures — a supplementary budget of as much as 3 trillion yen ($25 billion), and replacement legislation for the sales tax, to delay the next increase to April 2017.

Abe, 60, then needs to battle fiscal-tightening advocates to enact corporate tax cuts he has pledged to make Japan more appealing to invest in. Lobbyists for small farms have hampered a trade deal with the U.S. in the Trans-Pacific Trade Partnership talks. Labor and medical-industry interests may counter his plans for strategic zones with lighter regulation.

Bloomberg

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