Point return 20,000 misinformation on target stores to be corrected within next week October 8 18:44
Along with the increase in the consumption tax rate, it was found that a total of 20,000 errors were found in the information on the return rate and address of the target stores in the cashless payment point return system that began on the 1st of this month. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry plans to correct it next week.
The point reduction system started on the 1st of this month in line with the increase in the consumption tax rate when paying cashless payments at small and medium-sized stores.
The target stores are displayed on the map on the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry app and homepage, but we have found many mistakes in which the store's return rate and address are displayed incorrectly.
Regarding this, at the House of Representatives meeting on the 8th, the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry revealed that the total number of erroneously displayed cases is 20,000.
The main reason is that the payment operator entered incorrect information when registering a store in an app.
Mr. Hagiwara said, “We will provide guidance to correct these mistakes immediately and we will complete corrections to the correct information within the next week.” Through interviews with payment operators, we will analyze the cause and examine measures to prevent recurrence. Showed the idea of rushing.