Looking also at the Cabinet Office's July 2022 Consumer Confidence Survey, which examines the impact of price rises on consumer sentiment, this confirms that the lower the income of households, the more cautious they become in their perception of "overall livelihood." Meanwhile, the government formulated in April the Comprehensive Emergency Measures to Counter Soaring Crude Oil and Other Prices.
The measures include an expansion of gasoline subsidies and an extension of the period during which they are provided, as well as benefit payments to child-rearing households with low income. Such targeted measures are thought to be effective for households that are hard hit by price rises. II.