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JAPAN
JAPAN: Economists at Goldman Sachs write ""We think the election campaign will
center on two agendas. 1) further strengthening of the Japan-US alliance. 2) a
change in the usage of revenue from a planned consumption tax hike in October
2019 so as to fund PM Abe's favorite programs such as childhood education and
support for child-raising families. The main risk is that the election could
potentially reduce the two-thirds majority of the ruling coalition (LDP and
Komeito), although recent polling suggests the ruling coalition is likely to
maintain a simple majority at least."

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