Overview
- The accord ends the 25.1‑yen‑per‑liter provisional gasoline tax on December 31, 2025 and abolishes the 17.1‑yen diesel surcharge on April 1, 2026.
- Ruling and opposition negotiators will seek to pass revised legislation in the extraordinary Diet, using an opposition-submitted bill as the base.
- Replacement funding options under review include spending cuts, narrowing corporate tax breaks, and higher taxes on high‑income earners, with initial decisions targeted by year‑end.
- Participants said plans must protect road upkeep and other aging‑infrastructure needs as stable financing is developed over the next year.
- The government proposes cutting Okinawa’s special relief from 7 yen to 3.8 yen, yielding a smaller price drop than the national average, which Governor Denny Tamaki opposes; remote islands already pay over 30 yen more per liter than the main island.