Prime Minister TAKAICHI said she will not rule out issuing government bonds to finance a two-year consumption tax cut due to start in April next year. Speaking to parliament, she said the government will adjust spending to stabilise and reduce the debt-to-GDP ratio and will appropriately control the annual scale of bond issuance. She said bond issuance could be used to fund the planned tax cut and that strengthening the economy would help restore market confidence in the yen.