The ruling and opposition parties in Japan formally agreed to scrap the provisional gasoline tax surcharge on Dec. 31 while putting off by around a year the decision on how to secure stable alternative revenue sources. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/05/japan/gasoline-surcharge-abolition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #gas #oil #taxes #diet #ldp