[亞洲] Japan PM Noda Likely To Reshuffle Cabinet

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& w' M8 e( f, h7 W2 oTOKYO –  Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is reshuffling his Cabinet in a bid to win more cooperation from the opposition in raising the sales tax.
6 o; E" B, W; O( N( AHis ministers resigned en masse Friday to pave the way for a new Cabinet to be formed later in the day.
0 ]4 r3 ~; i0 {tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPublic broadcaster NHK said Noda would retain 12 of 17 positions, including the finance and foreign ministers.
" L  ^8 l, X$ r* r- O# a. s. eThe new lineup is expected to exclude two ministers who were criticized by the opposition for making inappropriate comments.
7 V8 T* e- j; `公仔箱論壇Noda has promised to submit a bill in the next parliamentary session to raise the 5 percent sales tax to help rein in the country's bulging fiscal deficit.