https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=67354 Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to dissolve the lower house to call a snap election intended to expand the Liberal Democratic Party's lower-house majority-together with the Japan Innovation Party and handpicked independents-to secure passage of a record 122.3 trillion yen budget and other legislation; dissolution is tied to the ordinary session opening on January 23 with a possible election as early as February 8, while critics say the move would delay parliamentary budget scrutiny and the government remains a minority in the upper house. en-us Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:01:04 +0530 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:01:04 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=67354 Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to dissolve the lower house to call a snap election intended to expand the Liberal Democratic Party's lower-house majority-together with the Japan Innovation Party and handpicked independents-to secure passage of a record 122.3 trillion yen budget and other legislation; dissolution is tied to the ordinary session opening on January 23 with a possible election as early as February 8, while critics say the move would delay parliamentary budget scrutiny and the government remains a minority in the upper house. News - Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:01:04 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=67354