Tokyo. Dec. 5.
Cabinet approval of a draft of the proposed reforms in the Japan tax system was given at a meeting of the Cabinet today.
The reforms are scheduled to be enforced in 1940. The proposal was expected to be referred to the Tax Investigation Commission shortly. The procedure for submitting the bill to the forthcoming session of the Diet will be arranged at that time.
Mr. Kazuo Aoki, Minister of Finance, explained the proposal to Cabinet members, after which various Ministers asked questions and gave opinions.
A report of yesterday's interview between Admiral Kichisaburo Nomura and Mr. Joseph Clark Grew, American Ambassador. was also given at the meeting—Domei.
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