支援「できる限り早く」　電気代軽減、業界に協力要請―岸田首相

　岸田文雄首相は１２日午前、首相官邸で電力業界のトップと会談し、電気料金値上げの負担軽減策を協議した。今月末に取りまとめる総合経済対策の柱とする方針。首相は席上、「国民に支援をできる限り早く透明な形でお届けする」と述べ、業界に対し、システム整備を含めた支援策の仕組みづくりに協力を求めた。（2022/10/12-12:25）

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday called on the power industry to cooperate with his government's efforts to reduce the burden of rising electricity bills.
   Kishida had a meeting with power industry leaders on the day to discuss measure to cushion the impact of rising electric bills, which are expected to be included in a comprehensive economic package the government is slated to compile later this month.
   "We will show aid measures to the people as quickly and transparently as possible," Kishida said during the meeting at the prime minister's office.
   The meeting was attended by Kazuhiro Ikebe, chairman of the Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan, Tomoaki Kobayakawa, president of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. , and others from the industry, as well as industry minister Yasutoshi Nishimura.
   The participants from the industry explained the current business environment including power rate hikes and deteriorating earnings amid soaring fuel costs.