Japanese opposition parties file no-confidence motion against Cabinet

Four Japanese major opposition parties on Tuesday filed a no-confidence resolution against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet over the possible sales tax hike delay to the lower house, urging the resignation of the prime minister, Xinhua news agency reported.

The parties, including the Democratic Party, the Japanese Communist Party, the Social Democratic Party and the People's Life Party, said that the Abe's Cabinet takes grave responsibilities for economic policy error and is no longer qualified to run the government.

They said the second delay of the consumption tax hike shows the failure of Abe's economic policy mix dubbed "Abenomics." 

Abe first postponed the sales tax hike from 8 percent to 10 percent in late 2014 and called for a snap general election.

Source : MENA