Economic Recovery Minister “If the situation is prolonged, further support measures are needed” New Corona May 1 11:56
Nishimura, Minister of Economic Rehabilitation, at a press conference after the cabinet meeting, asked if additional economic measures would be added in response to the spread of the new coronavirus. I think that it will become. ”He said that he would consider the situation and consider it.
In this, Minister of Economic Rehabilitation Nishimura said, "The yesterday's supplementary budget was established. First of all, sustained benefits for small and medium-sized enterprises and individual businesses and benefits of 100,000 yen per person as soon as possible. Delivery is more important than anything else. "
Then, regarding whether to further add economic measures and the formation of supplementary budget plans, "I think that we are effectively using 1.5 trillion yen as a contingency, and of course, if the situation becomes protracted, I think that support measures will also be needed, "he said.
In addition, when asked whether he would consider the extension of the emergency declaration and the formation of an additional supplementary budget proposal as one, Minister Nishimura said, `` While listening to the voices of the scene, how will the situation change? I want to respond flexibly without missing anything. "
Addition of specific vigilance prefectures based on the idea of the expert meeting
In addition, regarding whether or not to add other prefectures to the 13 "specific warning prefectures" that need to be promoted with special emphasis, "There are some prefectures with more than 100 infected people, Experts are looking at it with great interest. I would like to make a decision based on the idea presented at today's expert conference, while looking at the proportion of infected people whose routes are unknown and the speed at which the infection spreads. "