Financial Standard Comments - Third arrow, broken arrow Today's economic dynamics - before and after the consumption tax was raised from 5% to 8% -- are playing out almost as they did back in 1997. https://www.financialstandard.com.au/feed/latest?story=41349757 Tue, 01 Jul 2014 13:50:08 +1000 Tue, 01 Jul 2014 13:50:08 +1000 en-AU Copyright 2026 Financial Standard 5 Comment by Stu A (A) Hi Ben, enjoy your articles. Do you know what strategies Japan is implementing to increase the birth rate? Baby bonus or something more subtle?

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]]> Stu A (A) Tue, 01 Jul 2014 13:50:08 +1000 Comment by Ben O (Financial Standard)

Thanks Stu,

This is exactly the point I'm trying to get across in this piece, that this approved "growth strategy" lacks details -- at least, none I found in various reports I've read to date.

Japan's ageing population is certainly a humungous problem as it could compound the country's problem with consumer spending.

I'll be sure to report on this if I find any details.

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