Deputy Prime Minister Katsuya Okada has hinted the Democratic Party of Japan may withdraw its plan to scrap tax deductions for spouses because of opposition within the party.
In a lecture in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, on Saturday, Okada said: "Although the abolition of tax deductions for spouses was included in our manifesto [for the House of Representatives election in 2009], opinions are split within our party. Discussion on the issue has reached an impasse. We'd like to discuss how to include it in our next manifesto."
In its manifesto for the 2009 lower house election, the DPJ pledged it would abolish the tax deductions for spouses--designed to reduce the tax burden of households with a full-time housewife--so the money could be used for a monthly child-rearing allowance. (Yomiuri)
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