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首相、消費増税再延期へ 経済減速・熊本地震踏まえ判断
安倍晋三首相は来年４月に予定する消費税率１０％への引き上げを再び延期する方針を固めた。世界経済の減速に加え熊本地震も重なり、この状況で増税を実施すれば政権が掲げるデフレからの脱却がさらに遠のくと判断した。主要７カ国（Ｇ７）首脳会議（伊勢志摩サミット）と関連会合後、政府・与党内で調整に入り、合意が得られれば国会会期末の６月１日にも正式に表明する方向だ。
首相は２０１４年１１月にも景気の悪化などを理由に１５年１０月の消費増税を１年半延期しており、今回で２回目となる。延期期間は１９年中までの２年程度を軸とする案で調整している。
前回延期した際、首相は増税の是非について信を問うため衆院を解散した。今回は直後に６月２２日公示、７月１０日投開票の日程で最終調整中の参院選が控えていることから、あえて衆参同日選とはせず、参院選で民意を問う考えだ。
（朝日新聞デジタル 2016年5月27日03時22分）
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Participants of the G7 summit meetings (from front in clockwise) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, French President Francois Hollande, Britain\'s Prime Minister David Cameron, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, European Council President Donald Tusk, Italy\'s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Barack Obama attend session 2 meeting at the Shima Kanko Hotel in Shima, Mie Prefecture, Japan May 26, 2016. REUTERS/Pool JAPAN OUT (credit:POOL New / Reuters)
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(From L) European Council President Donald Tusk, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, U.S. President Barack Obama, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, French President Francois Hollande, British Prime Minister David Cameron, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker pose for the family photo during the first day of the Group of Seven (G7) summit meetings in Ise Shima, Japan, May 26, 2016. REUTERS/Pool JAPAN OUT (credit:POOL New / Reuters)
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From left, Italian Premier Matteo Renzi, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, French President Francois Hollande, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, U.S. President Barack Obama, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, European Council President Donald Tusk, and British Prime Minister David Cameron, walk past the Kaguraden as they visit Ise Jingu shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan, Thursday, May 26, 2016, as part of the G-7 Summit. REUTERS/Carolyn Kaster/Pool (credit:POOL New / Reuters)
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Partners of the G7 summit meetings participants Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau (R), wife of Canada\'s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Joachim Sauer (2nd R), husband of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Akie Abe (3rd R), wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, are led by a Shinto priest as they visits Ise Grand Shrine in Ise, Mie prefecture, Japan, May 26, 2016, ahead of the first session of the G7 summit meetings. REUTERS/Nicolas Datiche/Pool (credit:POOL New / Reuters)
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Canada\'s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (2nd R) and his wife Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau (2nd L) pose with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and his wife Akie (R) during the cocktail reception at the Shima Kanko Hotel in Shima, Mie Prefecture, Japan May 26, 2016, on the first day of the G7 summit meetings. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan/Handout via Reuters. ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE. (credit:Handout . / Reuters)
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Police officers walk behind a sticker art depicting Japan\'s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama as they patrol in Tokyo\'s Shibuya shopping district, as part of increased security measures during the Ise-Shima G7 summit, in Japan May 26, 2016. REUTERS/Yuya Shino FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. (credit:Yuya Shino / Reuters)
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From left, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, U.S. President Barack Obama, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and French President Francois Hollande participate in a tree planting ceremony during a visit to the Ise Jingu shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan, Thursday, May 26, 2016, as part of the G-7 Summit. REUTERS/Carolyn Kaster/Pool (credit:POOL New / Reuters)
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Partners of the G7 summit meetings participants Malgorzata Tusk (L), wife of European Council President Donald Tusk, Joachim Sauer (2nd L), husband of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Akie Abe (2nd R), wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau, wife of Canada\'s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pose for a photograph next to the Ujibashi bridge as they visits Ise Grand Shrine in Ise, Mie prefecture, Japan, May 26, 2016, ahead of the first session of the G7 summit meetings. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (credit:Toru Hanai / Reuters)
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(From L) European Council President Donald Tusk, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, US President Barack Obama, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, French President Francois Hollande, British Prime Minister David Cameron, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker look at the view after posing for the family photo during the first day of the Group of Seven (G7) summit meetings in Ise Shima, Japan, May 26, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Watson/Pool (credit:POOL New / Reuters)
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2nd R) and her husband Joachim Sauer (2nd L) pose with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and his wife Akie (R) during the cocktail reception at the Shima Kanko Hotel in Shima, Mie Prefecture, Japan May 26, 2016, on the first day of the G7 summit meetings. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan/Handout via Reuters. ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE. (credit:Handout . / Reuters)
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L), U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe leave after the family photo at the first day of the Group of Seven (G7) summit meetings in Ise Shima, Japan, May 26, 2016. REUTERS/Pool JAPAN OUT (credit:POOL New / Reuters)
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Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe and his wife, Akie Abe, the First Lady, greet U.S. President Barack Obama before the start of a cocktail reception at the G7 Summit in Ise-Shima, Japan, Thursday, May, 26, 2016. REUTERS/Doug Mills/Pool (credit:POOL New / Reuters)
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(L-R) French President Francois Hollande, European Council President Donald Tusk, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Britain\'s Prime Minister David Cameron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi share a light moment as they gather for Japan EU EPA/FTA meeting at the summit of the leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations in Shima, central Japan, May 26, 2016. REUTERS/Eugene Hoshiko/Pool (credit:POOL New / Reuters)
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(From L) Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, French President Francois Hollande, US President Barack Obama, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker , European Council President Donald Tusk, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and British Prime Minister David Cameron walk out to the family photo event during the first day of the Group of Seven (G7) summit meetings in Ise Shima, Japan, May 26, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Watson/Pool (credit:POOL New / Reuters)
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A police car drives past a sticker art depicting Japan\'s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama as they patrol in Tokyo\'s Shibuya shopping district, as part of increased security measures during the Ise-Shima G7 summit, in Japan May 26, 2016. REUTERS/Yuya Shino FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. (credit:Yuya Shino / Reuters)
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(From L) European Council President Donald Tusk, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, US President Barack Obama, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, French President Francois Hollande, British Prime Minister David Cameron, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker look at the view after posing for the family photo during the first day of the Group of Seven (G7) summit meetings in Ise Shima, Japan, May 26, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Watson/Pool (credit:POOL New / Reuters)
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Eikei Suzuki (L-R), governor of the Mie Prefecture, European Council President Donald Tusk, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, U.S. President Barack Obama, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, participate in a tree planting ceremony as they visit the Ise Jingu shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan May 26, 2016, as part of the G-7 Summit. REUTERS/Carolyn Kaster/Pool (credit:POOL New / Reuters)
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A police officer who is part of increased security measures during the Ise-Shima G7 summit is reflected in a mirror outside a retail store in Tokyo\'s Shibuya shopping district, Japan, May 26, 2016. REUTERS/Yuya Shino (credit:Yuya Shino / Reuters)
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From left, Italian Premier Matteo Renzi, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, French President Francois Hollande, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, German Chancellor Angela Merkel U.S. President Barack Obama, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, European Council President Donald Tusk, and British Prime Minister David Cameron, walk past the Kaguraden as they visit Ise Jingu shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan, Thursday, May 26, 2016, as part of the G-7 Summit. REUTERS/Carolyn Kaster/Pool TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY (credit:POOL New / Reuters)
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A group of school children wait for the G7 leaders to arrive for their tour of the Ise-Jingu Shrine in Ise, Japan, Thursday, May, 26, 2016. REUTERS/Doug Mills/Pool (credit:POOL New / Reuters)
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European Council President Donald Tusk (R) walks on Ujibashi bridge as he visits Ise Grand Shrine in Ise, Mie prefecture, Japan, May 26, 2016, ahead of the first session of the G7 summit meetings. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (credit:Toru Hanai / Reuters)
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Italy\'s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi (L) arrives at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Japan, May 26, 2016, ahead of the G7 summit meetings. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan/Handout via Reuters ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE. (credit:Handout . / Reuters)
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U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with Japan\'s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a press conference after a bilateral meeting during the 2016 Ise-Shima G7 Summit in Shima, Japan May 25, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (credit:Carlos Barria / Reuters)
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Visitors stand in front of \"What a Loving, and Beautiful World\" interactive digital installation by Japanese group teamLab at the International Media Center for the G7 summit meetings in Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan May 25, 2016, ahead of the meetings. REUTERS/Toru Hanai FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY (credit:Toru Hanai / Reuters)
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A woman takes a photo in front of \"What a Loving, and Beautiful World\" interactive digital installation by Japanese group teamLab at the International Media Center for the G7 summit meetings in Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan May 25, 2016, ahead of the meetings. REUTERS/Toru Hanai FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. (credit:Toru Hanai / Reuters)
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A boy walks toward police officers on a bridge near the Ise Grand Shrine, the holiest site in Japan\'s Shinto religion, ahead of the G7 Summit, in Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan May 25, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (credit:Toru Hanai / Reuters)
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Police officers walk to the Ise Grand Shrine, the holiest site in Japan\'s Shinto religion, ahead of the G7 Summit, in Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan May 25, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (credit:Toru Hanai / Reuters)
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A staff member of the G7 Network of Health-related NGOs in Japan tries to adjust positions of cutout panels presenting the G7 countries\' leaders as superheroes, aimed to express civil society\'s high expectation of them, at the G7 NGO center located next to the International Media Centre in Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan May 25, 2016. REUTERS/Issei Kato TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY (credit:Issei Kato / Reuters)
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Canada\'s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is accompanied by Japan\'s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) as they review a guard of honor before their meeting at Abe\'s official residence in Tokyo, Japan, May 24, 2016, ahead of the Ise-Shima G7 summit meetings. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (credit:Toru Hanai / Reuters)
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Canada\'s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (L) and his wife Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau (2nd L) are led by shinto priests as they visit at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, Japan May 24, 2016, ahead of the Ise-Shima G7 summit meetings. REUTERS/Issei Kato (credit:Issei Kato / Reuters)
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A message on an ema, or a wooden prayer tablet, written by Canada\'s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is seen during his visit at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, Japan May 24, 2016, ahead of the Ise-Shima G7 summit meetings. REUTERS/Issei Kato (credit:Issei Kato / Reuters)
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Messaages on an ema, or a wooden prayer tablet, written by Canada\'s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (top R) and his wife Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau (top L) are seen during their visit at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, Japan May 24, 2016, ahead of the Ise-Shima G7 summit meetings. REUTERS/Issei Kato (credit:Issei Kato / Reuters)