The government is considering subsidizing 7 yen per kilowatt hour from January next year in a support system to ease the burden of electricity charges.
I applied this to an average household that has a contract with TEPCO and calculated how much it would reduce the burden.
The electricity bill for the average household next month is 9,126 yen, and the electricity usage is assumed to be 260 kilowatt-hours.
If 7 yen per kilowatt hour is subsidized, 1,820 yen, or about 20%, will be discounted, and the electricity bill will be 7,306 yen.
The government would like to take measures to reduce the burden on monthly bills by the first half of next fiscal year, and will coordinate with electric power companies on specific methods.
On the other hand, with regard to gas charges, the government will provide households and businesses with support of 30 yen per cubic meter.
For example, a standard household with a contract with Tokyo Gas is expected to use 30 cubic meters, so a discount of 900 yen will be applied to the next month's charge, which will be from 6,461 yen to 5,561 yen. will drop to