電気代補助、週内決定へ　月１４００円で調整、ガス代も―自公党首

　岸田文雄首相（自民党総裁）は２５日、公明党の山口那津男代表と首相官邸で会談し、物価高対策として８～１０月に再実施する電気・ガス料金の負担軽減の補助金について、週内に与党案をまとめる方針で一致した。これを受け、自公はそれぞれ会合を開き、具体策の検討に着手した。
　政府は４月まで、電気料金は１キロワット時当たり３．５円、都市ガスは１立方メートル当たり１５円を、それぞれ補助していた。今回も同水準とする案を軸に調整。標準家庭で電気料金は月１４００円、ガス料金は月４５０円の負担軽減になる見込みだ。
　会談で、首相は財源に予備費を活用する方針を説明。山口氏は「高い気温が予想される。エアコン使用で電気代がかさむことに対応する緊急の措置が重要だ」と理解を示した。（2024/06/25-18:13）

The leaders of Japan's ruling coalition agreed on Tuesday to finalize the bloc's proposal this week to revive state subsidies aimed at cutting electricity and city gas bills between August and October to fight inflation.
   The agreement was struck between Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, also president of the Liberal Democratic Party, and Natsuo Yamaguchi, leader of its coalition partner, Komeito, in a meeting at the prime minister's office.
   Until April, the government had subsidized electricity fees at 3.5 yen per kilowatt-hour and city gas fees at 15 yen per cubic meter.
   The government and ruling bloc are considering providing similar levels of support this time. Electricity and gas bills are expected to be slashed by 1,400 yen and 450 yen, respectively, per month at an average household.
   At the meeting, Kishida told Yamaguchi that his government plan to use reserve funds to finance the subsidy program.