ナフサ製品の供給不足が続く中、高市早苗首相率いる政府は買い占め業者への罰則適用をめぐる疑問に直面している。
高市首相は法律を執行してナフサのボトルネックを解消することに消極的だ。
政府は中東情勢に関連する供給網の問題に直面しており、ナフサ由来製品の不足が続いている。
2つの法律の適用をめぐる議論が起きているが、首相はこれに慎重な姿勢を示している。
高市氏、法律執行によるナフサ不足解消に消極的
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