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▼ Japan Lower House Passes Bill to Scrap Add-On Gasoline Tax
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Japan's House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, on Tuesday passed legislation to scrap the provisional gasoline tax surcharge of 25.1 yen per liter, effective Dec. 31.
The legislation, adopted at a Lower House plenary meeting, also states that the provisional gas oil delivery tax surcharge of 17.1 yen per liter will be abolished April 1 next year.
The legislation, which will be sent to the House of Councillors, the upper chamber, is expected to be enacted as early as this month.
In August, opposition parties jointly submitted the legislation to the Lower House, proposing the abolition of the surcharges in November.
After the Nov. 1 deadline, the legislation was revised by six major parties--the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, its coalition partner, Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party), the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, the Democratic Party for the People, Komeito and the Japanese Communist Party.
The legislation, adopted at a Lower House plenary meeting, also states that the provisional gas oil delivery tax surcharge of 17.1 yen per liter will be abolished April 1 next year.
The legislation, which will be sent to the House of Councillors, the upper chamber, is expected to be enacted as early as this month.
In August, opposition parties jointly submitted the legislation to the Lower House, proposing the abolition of the surcharges in November.
After the Nov. 1 deadline, the legislation was revised by six major parties--the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, its coalition partner, Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party), the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, the Democratic Party for the People, Komeito and the Japanese Communist Party.
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