Offers to return "sustainable benefits" 6000 cases, billions of yen scale? Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry October 30, 17:36
Regarding "sustainable benefits" for small and medium-sized enterprises whose sales have dropped significantly due to the effects of the new coronavirus, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has revealed that there are more than 6,000 offers to return due to incorrect application etc. I made it.
Sustainable benefits provide up to 2 million yen for small and medium-sized enterprises and up to 1 million yen for sole proprietors, and so far there have been approximately 3.84 million applications.
However, according to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, there were a series of consultations on refunds, such as "wrong entry of sales amount" or "not eligible for receipt", and there were 6028 offers for refunds by the 29th. That is.
The amount is expected to amount to billions of yen.
Of these, 751 cases were offered by early July, for a total of approximately 792 million yen, which has already been returned to the country.
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry says that it may investigate if there is a suspicion of fraud because there are a series of fraudulent receipts regarding sustainable benefits.
Refund consultations and receptions are available at the
Sustainable Benefits Business Call Center at 0120-115-570 or 03-6831-0613 from 8:30 am to 7:00 pm, excluding Saturdays and public holidays.