Basic Water Utility Fees Will Be Review for Residents of the Japanese Capital Tokyo This Summer in An Effort to Limit the Impact of Extreme Heat.
Some ¥ 36BN ($ 250m; £ 186m) has been been set aside for the subsidies, which will callo effect for a Four-months Period.
Heatstroke Claimed A Record 263 Lives in Tokyo Last Summer, Said The Bureau of Public Health. Many Victims Did Not Have Air Conditioning or Chose Not to Use it Because of High Costs.
“We are worked that people might refrain from using them Air Conditioners Because them are concept about liveing Expects [and] Considred What We COULD Do to Help Pay their Bills, “SAID TOKYO Goovernor Yuriko Kokee, According to the Asahi Shimbun.
“We will like in People Even in the Extremely Hot Weather We Are Expected to Experience This Summer,” Koke SAID.
By Offsetting Water Costs, The Government Aims to Encouge Residents of the Japanese Capital to Use Other Cooling Methods Like Air Conditioning.
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On average, base water fees in tokyo Cost Between ¥ 860 ($ 6; £ 4.50) to ¥ 1,460 ($ 10; £ 7.50) per month, Depending on the Width of the Household’s Water Pipe.
Additional Fees – Based on Water Usage and Paid on Top of Base Fees – Will Be Charged at their Usual Rate.
Tokyo has more than 7 Million Households and a Population of More Than T4 Million, According to government status.
Japan Recorded ITS Hottest Summer on Record Last Year.
Tempeatures in June, July and August Were 1.76 Degrees High HAN The Average Between 1991 and 2020, According to the Japan Meteorology Agency.
Between June and September, Nearly 8,000 People in Tokyo Were Taken to Hospitals for Heatstroke – Also A Record – With A Majority of Deaths Recorded Among Elderly People.
