Japanese Postal privatisation backed by 38 percent
Only 38 percent of people surveyed support a Cabinet blueprint for the privatisation of the state-run postal services, while 81 percent want the government to direct its efforts elsewhere, according to a nationwide survey conducted Sept. 11 and 12 by The Yomiuri Shimbun.
Meanwhile, 25 percent of respondents said they opposed a blueprint to privatise the three postal services adopted by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi’s Cabinet on Sept. 10.
Those in support of the plan have decreased by 17 percentage points since a similar survey was conducted in August 2001. People opposing the scheme grew by one percentage point during the same period.
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