25-yen gas tax to be reinstated Thursday

25-yen gas tax to be reinstated Thursday

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda speaks at a news conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on April 30 after the House of Representatives overrode the opposition-controlled House of Councillors and passed a bill to reinstate a 25-yen per liter gasoline tax. The tax, which expired March 31, will take effect May 1.

25-yen gas tax to be reinstated Thursday

25-yen gas tax to be reinstated Thursday

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (R) and members of his Cabinet stand up in acknowledgement on the front bench of the House of Representatives after the lower house overrode dissent in the opposition-controlled House of Councillors and passed a tax code bill to reinstate a 25-yen per liter gasoline tax. The tax, which expired March 31, will take effect May 1.

25-yen gas tax to be reinstated Thursday

25-yen gas tax to be reinstated Thursday

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the House of Representatives vote April 30 to reinstate a 25-yen per liter gasoline tax at a plenary session boycotted by the opposition Democratic Party of Japan. The tax, which expired March 31, will take effect May 1.

Car drivers fill up before Diet reinstalls gasoline surcharge

Car drivers fill up before Diet reinstalls gasoline surcharge

SAPPORO, Japan - A car driver fills up the tank of her car at a gas station in Chitose, Hokkaido, on April 29, a day before the Liberal Democratic Party-New Komeito coalition is set to ram through the Diet a bill to reinstall a 25-yen per-liter surcharge on gasoline. The sign says gasoline prices will go up from May 1.

Extra gasoline tax in place since 1974 expires

Extra gasoline tax in place since 1974 expires

TOKYO, Japan - A staffer is busy at a filling station in Tokyo April 1 as gas prices fell about 25 yen per liter the same day. Prices fell after the provisional tax rates on gasoline and other road-related items expired March 31, after the ruling and opposition camps failed to reach a breakthrough over the tax row.

Extra gasoline tax in place since 1974 expires

Extra gasoline tax in place since 1974 expires

OSAKA, Japan - Vehicles line up in front of a gas station in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture, April 1 as gas prices fell about 25 yen per liter the same day. Prices fell after the provisional tax rates on gasoline and other road-related items expired March 31 after being introduced as a special measure in 1974.

Extra gasoline tax in place since 1974 expires

Extra gasoline tax in place since 1974 expires

TOKYO, Japan - A staffer is busy at a filling station in Tokyo April 1 as gas prices fell about 25 yen per liter the same day. Prices fell after the provisional tax rates on gasoline and other road-related items expired March 31, after the ruling and opposition camps failed to reach a breakthrough over the tax row. (Kyodo)

Extra gasoline tax in place since 1974 expires

Extra gasoline tax in place since 1974 expires

OSAKA, Japan - Vehicles line up in front of a gas station in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture, April 1 as gas prices fell about 25 yen per liter the same day. Prices fell after the provisional tax rates on gasoline and other road-related items expired March 31 after being introduced as a special measure in 1974. (Kyodo)

Car drivers fill up before Diet reinstalls gasoline surcharge

Car drivers fill up before Diet reinstalls gasoline surcharge

SAPPORO, Japan - A car driver fills up the tank of her car at a gas station in Chitose, Hokkaido, on April 29, a day before the Liberal Democratic Party-New Komeito coalition is set to ram through the Diet a bill to reinstall a 25-yen per-liter surcharge on gasoline. The sign says gasoline prices will go up from May 1. (Kyodo)