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Lawmakers from Japan's ruling coalition said on Friday they will give tax breaks to car buyers to offset a sales tax hike planned for next year, amid the looming threat of steep tariffs on Japanese auto exports to the United States.

Lawmakers from Japan's ruling coalition said on Friday they will give tax breaks to car buyers to offset a sales tax hike planned for next year, amid the looming threat of steep tariffs on Japanese auto exports to the United States.

The French government is seeking candidates to replace Renault's embattled boss Carlos Ghosn, sources told Reuters, as board members began to voice doubts about keeping him in office following his indictment in Japan for suspected misconduct.

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Japanese government bond (JGB) prices broadly gained on Friday as a sell-off in Asian share markets on renewed worries about a growth slowdown boosted demand for safe-haven debt and as the Bank of Japan's bond buying highlighted the absence of many sellers.

Japan's ruling coalition lawmakers said on Friday they will give tax breaks to car buyers to offset the impact of a sales tax hike planned for next year, amid the looming threat of steep tariffs on its auto exports to the United States.

Japan should raise its sales tax above the planned 10 percent to cope with increased social welfare costs as the population ages and declines, most economists in a Reuters poll said, with some recommending it should be over 20 percent.

* Investors sell large caps on disappointing futures and options settlement - traders