Regarding measures against soaring crude oil prices, Democratic Party for the People's Representative Tamaki said that if the so-called "trigger clause" is unfrozen, consumers will be able to feel the reduction in gasoline prices more, and the government and the ruling party are aiming for realization. He expressed his intention to continue discussions with.
The Democratic Party for the People's Democratic Party, which is in favor of the government's new fiscal year budget, is calling on both the LDP and the Komei Party to unfreeze the "trigger clause" that suspends the taxation of the additional portion of the gasoline tax as a measure against soaring crude oil prices. However, there is a growing opinion within the government and the ruling party that the current subsidy payment should be forgotten, saying that it has had a certain effect.
Regarding this, Mr. Tamaki, the representative of the Democratic Party for the People, said at a press conference, "The current subsidy is a system that keeps the gasoline price high unless it is strengthened a little more. By combining the unfreezing of the trigger clause, it will be consumed. I want people to feel the price cut more. "
On that basis, "There is no good idea about how to avoid confusion at gas stations and other sites regarding the unfreezing of the trigger clause, but we have persistent discussions until the end so that we can realize measures that can realize the price reduction. I want to do it. "