Shortage of snow hits ski resorts and hotels Emergency loans begin Niigata Minami Uonuma Jan. 10 at 13:40
In response to the severe lack of snow this winter, Minami-Uonuma City, Niigata Prefecture, known as a heavy snowfall area, launched an emergency loan program for small businesses such as ski-related hotels and hotels that are adversely affecting management. .
This winter, there is a shortage of snow nationwide, and even in Niigata prefecture,
▽ 25 centimeters, about 20% of the average in Tsunan town,
▽ In Yuzawa Town, it is 2 cm, about 2% of the normal year.
Minami Uonuma City, which is known as a heavy snowfall area, has only six of the 10 ski resorts in the city that are open for business. Now out, the city has begun an emergency loan for small and medium-sized businesses in cooperation with financial institutions on the 10th.
Loans can be up to 10 million yen, such as working capital. Target industries include inns and hotels, lift operators, construction companies, and ski schools.
The application can be made at a financial institution branch in the city, the interest rate is fixed at 1.25% per year, the repayment period is within 5 years, and the city will supply the credit guarantee fee required for financing. .
"I have lived for more than 50 years, but this is the first time that there has been little snow. I've been affected by not only ski slopes, but also inns and related businesses, I want you to use it even a little. "
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Kosuke Mogi of the Muikamachi Tourism Association in Minami Uonuma City said, “Sometimes, there is a lack of snow, and 50 to 80% of inns have been canceled. I can pile up and ski, so I'd like you to have fun in those places. "