The claim
立憲民主党、消費税最低25％を主張していたが選挙前に0％に変えた?
Original review summary
The review says Junya Ogawa’s remarks about a future 25% consumption tax were his personal views, not official party policy, and did not propose an immediate tax increase. The party said it had never adopted a 25% tax policy; its proposed temporary 0% rate applied to food while a tax-credit system was being introduced.[S1]
Additional context
In October 2024, Ogawa explained that the 25% figure referred to headline rates in countries where reduced rates on items such as food result in a lower effective rate. [S1]
The party’s stated 0% measure was a temporary food-tax proposal, generally limited to one year, pending introduction of the tax-credit system. [S1]
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Sources and attribution
- [S1] 日本ファクトチェックセンター(JFC) original review
Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026
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