NHK Poll:54% support tobacco tax hike

An NHK poll shows that 54 percent support a
government-proposed tax hike on tobacco.

The tax increase is one of the key issues in next year's tax reform.

About 1,100 people aged 20 and older responded to the phone survey from November 6th to the 8th.

Asked whether they support a tax increase on tobacco, 54 percent responded yes, while 20 percent said no. 20 percent were undecided.

When asked about a proposed tax to help cut greenhouse gas emissions, 34 percent said they support it, while 23 percent said they do not. 36 percent were undecided.

Regarding the atomic-bombed cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki jointly bidding to host the 2020 Summer Olympics, 36 percent were for it and 18 percent were not. 39 percent were undecided.