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Ruling bloc defies opposition to submit gas tax bill

The Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito on Tuesday night submitted to the House of Representatives a lawmaker-sponsored stopgap bill to extend by two months the provisional gasoline tax rate and other road-related tax rates beyond their end of March expiration date.

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