The leader of one of Japan’s smaller opposition parties has said that while a deficit in the primary balance is acceptable in the near term, the government should present a five-year road map toward achieving a surplus by around 2030 as interest rates are poised to rise.'While it is acceptable for the primary balance to remain in a deficit for the time being, it is necessary to present a roughly five-year path toward achieving a surplus around 2030 in a way that the bond market finds credible,” Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of the Democratic Party for the People, said in an interview Friday.He added that while broader monetary policy should move toward normalization, raising rates should be done carefully with a close eye on the impact of the war in Iran.