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一、日本版的“财政悬崖”2012年11月14日,日本首相野田佳彦宣布提前解散众议院,并将于12月16日举行大选。在民意低迷、支持率仅为18%时,民主党反而决定提前大选,原因就在于日本债务高企、财政难以为继。具体的推动力量来自两个方向:其一,2012年8月,野田首相推动通过消费税税率改革时,为获得作为在野党的自民党和公明党的支持,曾承诺尽快举行大选;
First, the Japanese version of the “fiscal cliff” On November 14, 2012, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda announced the early dissolution of the House of Representatives and will hold a general election on December 16. In a downturn in public opinion with a support rate of only 18%, Democrats decided instead to hold the election ahead of schedule because of the high level of Japan’s debt and its unsustainable financial legacy. The specific driving force comes from two directions: First, in August 2012, Prime Minister Noda pledged to hold the general election as soon as possible in order to gain the support of the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komei Party as opposition parties when it pushed through the reform of the consumption tax rate;