Abe to call general election on tax revenue, N. Korea policy

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday he will dissolve the House of Representatives when it convenes Thursday and call a general election, seeking a public mandate both for changes to the future use of tax revenue and for the way his administration has responded to the threat from North Korea."There is no taxation without representation...having made the big decision to change the way we promised to make use of the tax system, we must ask for the public's support for our decision," Abe told a press conference.Abe, who is president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, said his government …READ FULL ARTICLE