ＥＶ支援、日本メーカーも対象に　米側に公平な運用要請―政府

　政府が、米国の「インフレ抑制法」に盛り込まれた電気自動車（ＥＶ）の購入支援策に関し、日本車も対象に含めるなど公平な運用を求める意見書を米財務省に提出したことが５日、分かった。経済産業省と外務省が同日公表した。
　意見書は４日付で、支援策が北米で組み立てた車に限定されることなどに対し懸念を表明。「同盟国たる日本のメーカーが製造するＥＶも同等に税控除を受けることができる運用」を求めた。
　政府は、技術革新が進む自動車産業を今後の成長の軸と位置付けている。北米でのＥＶ生産は一部にとどまっており、競争上不利になるとの懸念が背景にある。
　気候変動対策の一環として８月に成立した同法は、ＥＶなどエコカー購入に対し、１台当たり最大７５００ドル（約１１０万円）を税控除する。（2022/11/05-15:02）

Japan in a document submitted to the U.S. Treasury Department has said that support measures for electric vehicle purchases included in a U.S. anti-inflation law should be offered in a fair manner, calling for the coverage of Japanese automobiles in the favorable treatment, the industry ministry said Saturday.
   In the document, dated Friday, the Japanese government voiced concern over the U.S. measures being limited to vehicles assembled in North America and asked the U.S. side to implement the special treatment so that electric vehicles made by automakers in Japan, an ally of the United States, are equally eligible for tax deductions, according to the Japanese ministry.
   Under the law, enacted in August, tax deductions of up to 7,500 dollars are offered per unit for purchases of electric vehicles and other eco-friendly automobiles.
   But the tax measures are only available for vehicles assembled in North America. Also to be eligible for the incentives, key minerals for batteries for such vehicles must be procured in the United States or countries that have signed free trade agreements with the United States.
   Japan, South Korea and the European Union have said that the measures could be in violation of World Trade Organization rules.