Price supports, tax cuts and cash handouts are the most popular measures
Workers load gas cylinders onto a rickshaw for local distribution in New Delhi. India’s government is one of many in Asia that is rolling out energy subsidies to help people cope with the global energy crisis. © AP
TOKYO — Even as a ceasefire in the Iran war comes into effect, Asian governments from Japan to Southeast Asia and India are moving to spend billions of dollars in subsidies to cushion populations from the most severe impacts of the Iran war.