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.
现在是安倍晋三(Shinzo Abe)射出第四支箭的合适时机吗？人们将太多的注意力放在了前三支箭上，以至于很多人完全忘记了还有第四支箭。所谓的第四支箭，是指从明年4月起，分两个阶段将消费税上调一倍，至10%。一些人认为，第四支箭是最重要的，它是结束日本多年财政赤字的努力的开始。决定何时射出这第四支箭可能是安倍晋三必须做出的最棘手决定。
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