ガソリン、全国平均１７４円　補助金限界、来週は上昇予想―経産省

　経済産業省が３０日発表したレギュラーガソリンの給油所店頭小売価格の全国平均は、２８日時点で１リットル当たり１７４円ちょうどと、前週比６０銭低下した。低下は２週連続。
　原油価格が先週上昇したため、政府は石油元売り会社に支給する補助金を３１日から上限いっぱいの１リットル当たり２５円に引き上げることを決めた。しかし、原油価格の上昇分は吸収しきれず、調査を担当する日本エネルギー経済研究所石油情報センターは、来週の価格は３週ぶりに値上がりすると予想している。（2022/03/30-17:52）

The average retail price of regular gasoline in Japan stood at 174 yen per liter as of Monday, down 0.60 yen from a week before and falling for the second straight week, an industry ministry report showed Wednesday.
   The average gasoline price still stayed near a peak since September 2008.
   The Oil Information Center, which conducts the price survey on behalf of the ministry, expects the average price to rebound next week.
   Although the government decided to increase its subsidies to oil wholesalers to the ceiling of 25 yen per liter, effective from Thursday, reflecting a rise in crude oil prices last week, the higher subsidies are unlikely to be enough to offset the oil price growth.
   The government is set to extend the subsidy program, aimed at curbing rising gasoline prices, for one month until the end of April.