[$$] Japan Ministry Ponders Rise in Fossil-Fuel Tax (at The Wall Street Journal)

[$$] Japan Ministry Ponders Rise in Fossil-Fuel Tax (at The Wall Street Journal)

August 30, 2010, 10:07 am

Japan Ministry Ponders Rise in Fossil-Fuel Tax Japan s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said it plans to propose raising taxes on fossil fuels to fund initiatives to fight climate change, beginning in the fiscal year starting April 2011.