Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Akabane officially announced a policy to increase compensation for businesses whose reservations have been canceled from 35% to 50% of the travel price for travel including the period when the Go To travel business is suspended nationwide. ..
Go To Travel will be suspended nationwide from 28th this month to 11th January next year, and the government will cover the cancellation fee associated with the cancellation of the reservation.
In connection with this, at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting on the 15th, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Akabane provided compensation for businesses whose travel reservations including this period were canceled, 35% to 50% of the travel price, one case. We have officially announced that we will raise the upper limit of winning to 20,000 yen.
Regarding this, Minister Akabane said, "We will take more generous support measures than ever in order to reduce the burden on businesses during the year-end and New Year holidays."
On top of that, he said, "In order to respond to the concerns of business operators, we will set up a consultation desk at each regional transport bureau to raise funds and create a system to provide support for maintaining employment. We will take great pains, but spread the infection at an early stage all over Japan We ask for your understanding and cooperation in order to contain it. "
Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Tamura "Thorough infection prevention once again"
At a press conference after the Cabinet meeting, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Tamura said, "It's a quiet year-end and New Year holidays and New Year's holidays, including this" Go To Travel, "so I asked them to understand it again and thoroughly prevent basic infections. However, don't be optimistic that the spread of the infection will suddenly subside when you think that it will get cold. Make this decision again so as not to increase the current spread of the infection any more. I would like to ask the opportunity. "
Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General "I want to watch over the results"
At a press conference, the Liberal Democratic Party's secretary general, Nikai, said, "The spread of infection continues nationwide, and it is not necessary for Japan as a whole to tighten up in order to prevent further spread and protect the medical system. I think it was a tough decision, but I look forward to everyone's efforts to achieve a solid effect, and I would like to keep an eye on the results. "
Representative Edano Ritsumin "Government Mistake Compensation Measures"
Edano, the representative of the Constitutional Democratic Party, said at the party's board of directors, "We have been asking for a review of the'Go To Campaign'for over a month, but the government eventually led to this situation without any action. As a result of the late response, the time to demand that economic activity be stopped came at the time of the year-end and New Year holidays, which caused a lot of damage to the tourism and food service industry. It is a government failure and promptly take compensation measures. I want to strongly demand. "