Funding for Gasoline Surcharge Abolition to Be Put Off by 1 Year

Funding for Gasoline Surcharge Abolition to Be Put Off by 1 Year
Tokyo, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)--Japan's ruling and opposition parties formally agreed Wednesday to scrap the provisional gasoline tax surcharge Dec. 31 while putting off a decision on how to secure stable alternative revenue sources by about a year. The agreement was reached at a meeting of working-level officials from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, its new coalition partner, Nippon Ishin ...