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Regarding measures to mitigate the upheaval such as gasoline prices that are being implemented in response to the situation in the Middle East, Prime Minister Takaichi clarified his intention to consider ways of supporting the future, including reviewing the level that has been kept at about 170 yen per liter of gasoline...
Japanese public opinion
Reactions in the comment sections of related Japanese TV news videos on YouTube.
Positive / Negative toward: the government's review of the gasoline subsidy that holds pump prices near 170 yen per liter
Positive points
Gas subsidies just waste taxpayer money and feed kickbacks, so they should be scrapped.
Subsidies can't last forever, and the real pump price should come back at some point.
If the subsidy goes, keep it only for businesses that truly need it, not private cars.
Negative points
Ending the subsidy will push prices up further and hit household budgets hard.
Please keep fuel prices down; the subsidy is the only thing protecting us right now.
Trucking firms and people who heat their homes with kerosene still need support.
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