Kishida says election to come before tax hike for defense

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : If you're not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said that he expects the next general election to come before a possible hike in taxes that has met resistance from the public and is intended to fund his unprecedented expansion of defense spending.
49% :Kishida has unveiled plans for a 60% increase in defense spending over five years after many in Japan have been spooked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, rising tensions around Taiwan and developments with North Korea's missile program.
40% : The move marks a historic change for a country with a pacifist Constitution that has capped its military spending at about 1% of gross domestic product for decades.

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