Hokkaido products online shopping site 3 discount Road urgently to financial support March 20 4:56
Hokkaido, where the spread of the new coronavirus has seriously affected the local economy, has decided to urgently provide financial support so that it can sell souvenirs at a discount of three prices on a private mail order site.
Due to the effects of the new coronavirus, the "Hokkaido Exhibition" scheduled to be held at department stores nationwide has been canceled or the number of tourists on the road has decreased, so consumption of local products has dropped, and the local economy has been seriously affected. You.
For this reason, Hokkaido has decided to urgently provide financial support from next month using three or more major mail-order sites, such as Rakuten and Yahoo !, so that local products such as seafood and agricultural products can be sold at three discounts at a fixed price. Was.
Hokkaido plans to formulate a supplementary budget for the new fiscal year that incorporates these project costs.
The supplementary budget is expected to total 25 billion yen, including the cost of an emergency financing system for small and medium-sized enterprises, and will be submitted to the council currently open.