Go To campaign for criticizing high commission costs Public recruitment of contractors in the field of tourism started 12:02 on June 16
Regarding the "Go To Campaign" to promote consumption after the spread of the new coronavirus infection has settled down, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Akabane revealed that he started public recruitment of contractors in the tourism field on the 16th Stressed their commitment to transparency.
The “Go To Campaign,” which stimulates consumption such as tourism and food and drink, was criticized for outsourcing costs for administrative work being too high, and the government once suspended the open recruitment procedure to determine the outsourcer, and re-opened for each field. It was decided to do.
At the press conference, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in charge of tourism revealed that he started public recruitment of contractors from the 16th to the 29th of this month, and said, "Aiming to start the business early in the summer vacation in August. Proceed with preparations."
Regarding the selection of the outsourcer, ``In addition to including outside experts in the committee that conducts the examination, the validity of the outsourcing cost proposed by the business operator is positioned as an important evaluation item that accounts for one-third of the total points. And emphasized the idea to strive to ensure the objectivity and transparency of the examination process.
In the field of tourism, the maximum consignment cost is 229.4 billion yen, but Minister Akabane said that "the amount is the upper limit and we will examine whether the cost is appropriate".