Overview
- The government is preparing targeted relief for next winter that would total roughly ¥6,000 per household across the three usage months.
- Support for January and February would be heavier, with assistance expected to exceed ¥2,000 per average household in each of those months.
- The measures will be written into a comprehensive economic package, with the related supplementary budget projected to surpass the prior fiscal year’s scale.
- Cumulative spending on electricity and gas subsidies stands at about ¥4.5688 trillion and could approach ¥5 trillion once the winter aid is implemented.
- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has signaled a modest increase for the coldest months, and officials say final subsidy design and precise budget figures are still being negotiated.