Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda expressed his determination on Tuesday to end "indecisive" politics, vowing to achieve his key policy goal of raising the consumption tax rate in his policy speech to the Diet.
During his speech in the lower house, Noda emphasized the significance of the reform, saying, "The first step to restoring hope for society as a whole depends on the success of this comprehensive reform" of the social security and tax systems.
Noda said on the opening day of the 150-day ordinary Diet session that he would aim to break away from "the politics of indecision," and called for cooperation of the opposition parties to realize a "politics of decision."
The government and ruling parties aim at passing bills to raise the consumption tax rate, the main pillar of integrated reform of the social security and tax systems, during the current Diet session. (Yomiuri)
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