coolangatta

For the whole of April,
Well, at least here in Japan they have
It's a tax break where it's needed. IMO
Why can't our (your) government do something similar to give us motorists respite? Considering how much more duty/tax is placed on fuel in the UK, would it give a lift to the economy as it's designed to achieve here???

Varboy

Seems like a token gesture to me.

Sure people would benefit, but for most people it would be a few quid (or ??? Yen) and then normal service resumes.

coolangatta

Agreed!
But normal service is way lower than tax applied in UK 'normally'.
Proves that at least the Japanese government are aware of the tax burden it places on it's citizens, yes? And an acknowledgement of the high fuel price difficulties that are placed on some/most. Not bad in my book