Task: Translation
Input (Japanese): センターと州政府による石油製品の徴税額削減は一時的な対策だが、長期的な対策は石油製品の消費を削減して代替の研究を奨励することである。
Output (English): While a reduction in levies on petroleum products by the Centre and the State Government was a temporary solution, the long-term solution was to reduce consumption of petroleum products and promote research on their alternatives.