Regarding measures against soaring crude oil prices, the government has decided to expand subsidies to oil wholesale companies and is making adjustments to raise the upper limit of subsidies from the current 25 yen per liter to 35 yen.
Regarding measures against soaring crude oil prices, the "trigger clause" that suspends the taxation of the additional portion of the gasoline tax will be postponed for the time being at the discussions between the LDP and the Komei Party and the Democratic Party for the People this week. It was agreed to ask the government to increase the subsidies provided to oil wholesalers in order to reduce the prices of gasoline and other products.
In response to this, the government has decided to expand the subsidy, raise the upper limit of the subsidy amount from the current 25 yen per liter to 35 yen, and set the price restraint standard of about 172 yen per liter of gasoline 168 We are making adjustments in the direction of lowering it to about a circle.
On top of that, we are also considering measures to respond to the rise in crude oil prices.
The Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito Party are demanding that next month's budget be reserved for this year's budget and that the supplementary budget be used for June to September. , The government is rushing to formulate a supplementary budget for submission to the current Diet.