Key Facts
• June 21: Opposition parties proposed repealing the gasoline tax surcharge.
• Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) refused to hold a vote in the Senate Finance Committee.
• Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of the Democratic Party for the People, criticized the LDP’s decision.
• Tamaki labeled the LDP’s actions as a “cowardly evasion.”
• The bill aimed to reduce gasoline prices by 25.1 yen per liter.
• Tamaki accused the LDP of effectively burying the price reduction.
• He urged voters to express their judgment in the July Senate elections.
Summary
Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of the Democratic Party for the People, criticized the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) for rejecting a vote on the opposition’s proposal to repeal the gasoline tax surcharge. The bill, which could have reduced gasoline prices by 25.1 yen per liter, was dismissed after the LDP’s refusal to hold a vote in the Senate Finance Committee on June 21. Tamaki described the LDP’s actions as a “cowardly evasion” and accused them of effectively preventing the price reduction. He called on voters to make their voices heard in the upcoming July Senate elections.
