Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiji Kihara said that it would be desirable to take measures such as expanding subsidies to oil wholesalers over measures to deal with crude oil prices that continue to soar, and the so-called "trigger clause" that suspends the taxation of the additional gasoline tax He gave a cautious view on unfreezing.
In a TBS BS program that appeared on the night of the 23rd, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara said, "We are working on measures to mitigate drastic changes, and the advantages of these measures will be agile without amending the law. What we can do is that we can work on a wide range of oils, including kerosene, light oil, and heavy oil, in addition to gasoline. I think it would be a shortcut to further improve this. " He acknowledged that it is desirable to respond.
On top of that, he said, "I think it is more agile to take measures to mitigate catastrophic changes than the'trigger clause'," and stop taxing an additional 25 yen per liter of gasoline tax, the so-called "trigger clause." He gave a cautious view on the unfreezing.
On the other hand, he said, "If the situation in Ukraine is prolonged, the prices of crude oil and gasoline may rise considerably, and we must consider what we can do as further measures." I showed my thoughts.