低所得世帯に５万円給付　物価高で追加策決定―政府

　政府は９日、ロシアのウクライナ侵攻などに伴う物価高騰に対応する「物価・賃金・生活総合対策本部」（本部長・岸田文雄首相）の会合を首相官邸で開き、追加策を決定した。食料品やエネルギーの価格高騰の負担が大きい住民税非課税世帯を対象に１世帯当たり５万円を給付する。月内にも新型コロナウイルス対策と合わせ３兆円台半ばの予備費の支出を決定する方針だ。
　岸田首相は会合の席上、「国民生活や事業活動を守り抜くことは政権の最優先課題の一つ。追加策を早急に実行に移す」と述べた。
　今月末に期限を迎えるガソリン補助金は１２月末まで延長する。現在、石油元売り各社に対し１リットル当たり３５円を上限に支給している。地方自治体が地域の実情に応じて柔軟な支援策を講じることができるよう６０００億円の新たな交付金も設け、子育て世帯や中小企業などへの効果的な支援につなげる。（2022/09/09-11:37）

The Japanese government on Friday adopted a plan to provide 50,000 yen in benefits to each low-income household in the country to help them cope with soaring food and energy prices.
   The plan is part of a package of additional measures to tackle higher prices, which was endorsed as at a meeting of the government's comprehensive task force on prices, wages and livelihoods.
   By the end of this month, the government hopes to decide on the spending of reserve funds totaling around 3.5 trillion yen to implement the new measures to tackle higher prices as well as steps to fight the novel coronavirus pandemic.
   "Protecting people's lives and business activities is one of my administration's top priorities. We'll carry out the additional measures swiftly," Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who heads the task force, told the day's meeting.
   The government will extend its subsidy program aimed at curbing soaring gasoline prices, currently set to expire at the end of this month, until the end of the year. Currently, the government pays up to 35 yen per liter in subsidies to oil wholesalers.