日本消費稅增稅後對日本經濟的影響

The Impact on the Economy of the Increase in Japan's Consumption Tax Rate

安倍首相於2013年10月1日決定從2014年4月1日起將實施17年的消費稅率從5%調高為8%。短期而言，將對民間消費產生影響，特別是日本民間消費約占全體GDP約㈥成，依據日本內閣府2015年5月20日公布的1-3月GDP統計速報顯示，日本2014年4-6月民間消費衰退5.1%，7-9月民間消費微幅上揚，10-12月民間消費持續好轉，2015年1-3月民間消費增加0.4%，換算成年增率成長1.4%。顯示日本民間消費已連續三季好轉。

On October 1, 2013 Prime Minister Abe decided that starting on April 1, 2014 the consumption tax rate will be raised from 5% to 8% over a 17- yer period. In the short term, the increase in the consumption tax rate will have an impact on private consumption, especially in Japan, where private consumption accounts for about two-thirds of all GDP, according to the Cabinet Office. On May 20, 2015 the Office released the “GDP （expenditure approach）and its components” report showing that from January to March 2014 Japan’s private consumption declined by 5.1%, from July to September private consumption rose slightly, from October to December private consumption continued to improve, and from January to March 2015, private consumption increased by 0.4% in terms of growth of 1.4 percent annual growth rate. Private consumption has improved for three consecutive quarters.