ガソリン価格、１７２円維持　岸田首相「資源外交を積極展開」

　岸田文雄首相は１３日の自民党大会で、ウクライナ危機などの影響による原油価格の高騰に関し、「当面、ガソリン価格を１７２円に維持する」と表明した。石油元売り会社への補助金の上限額を１リットル当たり５円から２５円に増額する措置などで実現を目指す。
　首相は「ロシアへの制裁では断固たる対応を取りながらも、エネルギーの供給確保という国益は守り抜かなければならない」と指摘。その上で「私自身、資源外交を積極的に展開し、歴史的関係を築いてきた中東産油国への働き掛けを行う」と強調した。（2022/03/13-12:14）

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Sunday that the government will work to ensure that retail gasoline prices do not rise above 172 yen per liter for the time being.
   Kishida made the comments at an annual convention of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party as pump prices have been surging due to the fallout of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
   The government earlier this month adopted additional measures to curb gasoline prices, including an increase in the cap on its subsidies paid to oil wholesalers to 25 yen per liter from 5 yen.
   "We have to ensure stable energy supply that is in the national interest that needs to be protected while acting decisively regarding sanctions on Russia," Kishida said.
   "I myself will actively engage in resources diplomacy and lobby Middle Eastern oil producing countries with which Japan has historic relations," he said.