With the loss of the ruling coalition¡¯s Upper House majority in Sunday¡¯s election, the Liberal Democratic Party-led minority government faces increasing pressure to decide whether to abolish a provisional gasoline tax as demanded by opposition parties, which now hold a majority in both chambers of parliament.
On Friday, the parliamentary affairs chiefs of five opposition parties ¡ª the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP), Nippon Ishin no Kai, the Democratic Party for the People, Reiwa Shinsengumi and the Japanese Communist Party ¡ª confirmed they would introduce a bill to abolish the tax to be taken up during an extraordinary session of parliament, which is set to take place between Aug. 1 and 5.
That came after the policy chiefs of eight opposition parties ¡ª including Sanseito, the Conservative Party of Japan, and the Social Democratic Party ¡ª agreed to submit the bill as early as possible.
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