The ruling-led House of Representatives are set to revote on higher gasoline tax bill later Wednesday, leading to speculations that higher gas tax and other road-related taxes will be revived Thursday.
The bill is almost certain to gain approval from the lower house since the ruling bloc commands a comfortable majority there.
On March 31, the two blocs failed to reach an agreement on the extension of higher gas tax and other road-related taxes, and the opposition-dominated upper house blocked the tax bill. The gas tax was thus cut by 25 yen per liter as of April 1.
Under Article 59 of the Constitution, the gas tax bill, which was submitted to the upper house on Feb. 29, can be sent back to the lower house if the upper house does not hold a vote on it within 60 days. The bill will become law once the lower house votes by a two-thirds majority for it.
Source:Xinhua
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