Japan Passes Bill to End Provisional Gas Tax Surcharge, but No Decision Yet on Other Sources of Funding

The Yomiuri Shimbun
16:19 JST,
November 28, 2025
A law to end provisional surcharges on the gasoline tax and the diesel transaction tax was unanimously passed during the House of Councillors plenary session on Friday morning. The gas tax surcharge of ¥25.1 per liter will sunset on Dec. 31, and the diesel transaction tax surcharge of ¥17.1 per lite...
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