Japan is considering increasing its gasoline subsidy to 175 yen per liter, according to an agency.

The Japanese government is considering raising the gasoline subsidy ceiling to 175 yen per liter starting in September, from the current 170 yen, the Kyodo news agency reported on Tuesday (21). According to the publication, the proposal involves using hundreds of billions of yen in additional resources from the government's reserve fund, as the allocation for the program has become insufficient. The expectation is that current subsidy levels will be maintained until the end of August, a period when fuel consumption typically peaks due to the country's summer holidays.

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.