日本英語検定協会によると、受検料を引き下げるのは、英検のほか、英検S-CBT、英検S-Interview。引き下げ幅は試験内容によって異なるが、英検の個人受検の場合は1級が現在の1万2,600円から1万1,800円、準1級が1万700円から9,800円、2級が9,700円から8,400円など、400～1,300円の幅で引き下げられる。
英検S-CBTは準1級が現在の1万200円から9,900円、2級が9,200円から9,000円、英検S-Interviewは1級が現在の1万2,100円から1万1,900円、準1級が1万200円から9,900円、2級が9,200円から9,000円となる。

　After raising the examination fee, the Eiken Foundation of Japan operates a test center by finely adjusting supply and demand with Eiken S-CBT, such as increasing the examination schedule for Eiken, securing the optimum examination venue, and accepting general examinees as quasi-venues. We have been working on improving the rate and improving the process.

　As a result, all the examinees were able to take the examination without limiting the number of examinees as before the Corona disaster.In addition, he decided to reduce the examination fee, saying that the future income and expenditure outlook was roughly established due to the effect of cost reduction.

　A third-year high school female who was collecting signatures protesting the Eiken price increase on the Internet campaign site "Change.org" said, "I am happy that the difference in educational opportunities due to different economic conditions has taken a step toward elimination. I think. "More than 3 people agree to collect signatures.

reference:[Eiken Foundation of Japan] "Correspondence status of additional examinations of individual academic ability tests associated with measures against new coronavirus infectious diseases in the selection of university enrollees in the 4th year of Reiwa (PDF)
[Change.org] Widening the educational gap #Protesting the price increase of Eiken