節電ポイント、まず２０００円相当　協力比例分も上乗せ支給―政府

　木原誠二官房副長官は２４日の記者会見で、岸田文雄首相が物価高対策の一環として打ち出した節電ポイント還元制度をめぐり、参加する家庭にまず２０００円相当を付与する方向で調整していると明らかにした。さらに、節電協力の度合いに応じて電力会社が独自に付与するポイントに、国の支援で上乗せする。（2022/06/24-12:31）

The Japanese government is planning to give initial points worth 2,000 yen to participating households under a planned power-saving reward system, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiji Kihara said Friday.
   The reward system, which will be based on power companies' power-saving reward programs for their customers, has been proposed by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as a measure to fight rising prices.
   In addition to the initial points, the government will provide aid to give extra reward points linked to households' power-saving contributions.
   The planned system is expected to help "reduce Japan's overall electricity costs and prepare for power supply-demand balance emergencies," Kihara told a press conference.
   "We are aiming to ease the burden of electricity bills in real terms," he said.