Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno will continue the current measures to tax gasoline prices in addition to the original tax rate, while the new economic measures decided this week will include support measures for industries affected by the price increase. I emphasized.
The government is currently taxing gasoline prices by adding about 25 yen per liter to the original tax rate.
However, some opposition parties have stopped taxing additional tax if the price exceeds 160 yen per liter for three consecutive months in the retail price statistics survey released monthly by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications in response to the soaring crude oil price. There are voices calling for the activation of the so-called "trigger clause".
Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno said at a press conference that the activation of the "trigger clause" is not appropriate due to problems such as refraining from buying until the activation, confusion in distribution due to the reaction, and a great impact on national and local finances. He stated and expressed his intention to continue the current measures.
On the other hand, he reiterated the idea of including support measures for industries affected by price increases such as agriculture, fishing, and transportation in the new economic measures to be decided on the 19th of this week.