Japan Lower House Passes Bill to Scrap Add-On Gasoline Tax

Japan Lower House Passes Bill to Scrap Add-On Gasoline Tax
Tokyo, Nov. 25 (Jiji Press)--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 y...