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IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. MANDATORY CREDIT By Linda Sieg and Kazunori Takada TOKYO | Tue Apr 19, 2011 3:24am EDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese consumers may have to help foot the reconstruction bill after last month's earthquake and tsunami caused $300 billion of damage, further burdening a hugely indebted economy, a newspaper said on Tuesday. The government is considering raising the sales tax by 3 percentage points to 8 percent when the new fiscal year starts next April, the Yomiuri newspaper said on Tuesday. It would be the first increase since 1997, though Japanese politicians have frequently debated such a move as a way of digging Japan out of its massive debt before the earthquake struck. "It was clear even before this disaster and the need to secure funds for reconstruction that to ensure a sustainable fiscal situation, some sort of reform of spending and revenues was necessary," said Internal Affairs Minister Yoshiro Katayama. "The debate over the fiscal situation is not something that began with this disaster." The government hopes to avoid issuing new bonds to fund an initial emergency budget, expected to be worth about 4 trillion yen ($48 billion), due to be compiled this month. But bond issuance is likely for subsequent extra budgets and markets are worried that post-quake rebuilding may hamper Japan's efforts to rein in its debt, running at twice the size of the $5 trillion economy. Japan must convey the message that it will continue to stick to fiscal discipline, Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Tuesday. The Yomiuri said the government had decided against raising income and corporate taxes. "I am aware that the Democratic Party is considering various methods, including this (tax rise). But the government is not considering any specific funding methods at this stage," top government spokesman Yukio Edano told a news conference. Katsuya Okada, secretary-general of the ruling Democratic Party (DPJ), said on Sunday Japan must raise taxes to repay new government bonds that will be needed to pay for reconstruction. A poll by the Nikkei business daily showed on Monday about 70 percent of Japanese voters would approve of a tax hike to help with the rebuilding, but they want unpopular Prime Minister Naoto Kan to be replaced. "No matter who is in charge, they will need to raise taxes and issue more bonds, but in two stages," said Yasunori Sone, a Keio University political science professor, suggesting a tax rise will come later than bond issuance. 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