原油高騰で支援策指示　価格転嫁も検討―政府

　政府は１２日、首相官邸で原油高騰への対応策を協議する関係閣僚会合を開いた。松野博一官房長官は燃料価格の上昇で影響を受ける事業者への支援策や、コスト増加分を価格に転嫁できない事態を防ぐ方策の検討を指示した。１９日に決定する経済対策に盛り込む。
　松野氏は会合で「原油価格は引き続き高止まりしている。農業、漁業、運送業といった関係業界への支援を講じていく」と強調。早急に具体策を検討するよう求めた。（2021/11/12-11:18）

The Japanese government is set to draw up measures to cushion the impact of surging crude oil prices on businesses in the country.
   At a meeting Friday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno instructed relevant ministers to consider steps to support affected businesses and ensure that firms hit by higher oil prices can pass on the costs to prices of their products. The government will include these measures in its fresh economic stimulus package, to be adopted Nov. 19.
   "Crude oil prices remain high," Matsuno said at the meeting. "We will come up with support measures for affected industries, such as the agriculture, fisheries and transportation sectors," he added, urging the participating ministers to quickly work out details.
   At a press conference, industry minister Koichi Hagiuda said that participants at the ministerial meeting confirmed a policy of encouraging trucking companies to set their transport service fees at appropriate levels by adding fuel surcharges to their regular service prices.
   He also showed plans for the government to utilize reserve funds for the envisaged aid measures, noting that a planned fiscal 2021 supplementary budget will not be passed early enough for meeting robust funding needs during the year-end and New Year period. The government aims to enact the budget by year-end.