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<div class="article-byline"> By <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/174/eric-johnston/" title="Eric Johnston">Eric Johnston</a><br/> </div> <div class="article-body"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/15/japan/politics/dpp-tamaki-governor-clashes/" title="DPP leader clashes with governors over tax-free income limit">Prefectural governors fear that raising the ¥1.03 million limit would means less central government tax money for local services.</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="article"> <div class="article-image"> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/15/japan/politics/ldp-individual-donations-tax/" title="LDP eyes larger tax breaks for individual political donations"><div class="layout-ratio"> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 786px)" data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2024/11/15/434218.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.51" type="image/jpg"> <source 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annual income ceiling raised to ¥1.78 million ($11,410)." onerror="this.src='/theme_japantimes/images/no-image.png';this.removeAttribute('onerror');"> </picture> </div> </a> </div> <div class="article-details "> <div class="article-section"> <a href="/business/" title="BUSINESS">BUSINESS</a> <span class="separator">/</span> <a href="/business/economy/" title="Economy">Economy</a> </div> <div class="article-title"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/11/14/economy/dpp-103-million/" title="Japan’s key political issue rests on an enduring economic myth">Japan’s key political issue rests on an enduring economic myth</a></div> <div class="article-byline"> By <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/142/kazuaki-nagata/" title="Kazuaki Nagata">Kazuaki Nagata</a><br/> </div> <div class="article-body"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/11/14/economy/dpp-103-million/" title="Japan’s key political issue rests on an enduring economic myth">Economists cast doubts on the Democratic Party for the People's push for raising the tax-free income threshold — its key demand to the ruling coalition for its support.</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="article"> <div class="article-image"> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/10/japan/politics/parties-affirm-need-for-income-threshold-review/" title="Ruling and opposition blocs affirm need to review ¥1.03 million barrier"><div class="layout-ratio"> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 786px)" data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2024/11/10/433181.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.51" type="image/jpg"> <source data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2024/11/10/433181.jpg?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.51" type="image/jpg"> <img src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2024/11/10/433181.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.51" 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on." title="Liberal Democratic Party policy chief Itsunori Onodera (right) and his Democratic Party for the People counterpart, Makoto Hamaguchi, meet in Tokyo on Friday to discuss policies their parties could potentially agree on." onerror="this.src='/theme_japantimes/images/no-image.png';this.removeAttribute('onerror');"> </picture> </div> </a> </div> <div class="article-details "> <div class="article-section"> <a href="/news/japan/" title="JAPAN">JAPAN</a> <span class="separator">/</span> <a href="/news/japan/politics/" title="Politics">Politics</a> </div> <div class="article-title"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/08/japan/politics/ldp-dpp-policy-negotiations/" title="LDP between a rock and a hard place in struggle to get DPP support">LDP between a rock and a hard place in struggle to get DPP support</a></div> <div class="article-byline"> By <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/162/kanako-takahara/" title="Kanako Takahara">Kanako Takahara</a> and <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/4668/himari-semans/" title="Himari Semans">Himari Semans</a><br/> </div> <div class="article-body"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/08/japan/politics/ldp-dpp-policy-negotiations/" title="LDP between a rock and a hard place in struggle to get DPP support">The opposition party wants to raise the threshold for tax exemptions from the current ¥1.03 million ($6,740), a move that would cost the government tax revenues.</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="article"> <div class="article-image"> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/05/japan/politics/ldp-candidates-taxes-political-reform/" title="Taxes and political reform in focus in upcoming LDP campaign"><div class="layout-ratio"> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 786px)" data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2024/09/05/419908.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.51" type="image/jpg"> <source 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