"Sustainable Benefits" for Small and Medium Enterprises Proposed Prohibition on Foreclosure New Corona April 29, 6:16
"Sustainable benefit" paid to small and medium-sized enterprises whose sales have decreased due to the new coronavirus. At present, because financial institutions can seize the goods, lawyers who are familiar with disaster recovery support recommend enacting a law prohibiting foreclosure in the event of a disaster.
"Sustainable benefit" will be paid to businesses whose sales have decreased significantly due to the spread of infection, up to 2 million yen for small and medium enterprises, and up to 1 million yen for sole proprietorships including freelancers. However, at present, financial institutions are able to seize for debt collection.
On the other hand, "disaster condolence money" and "reconstruction support for victims' lives" provided at the time of a disaster are forbidden because they are provided for the purpose of rebuilding the lives of victims.
In addition, "donations" based on donations from all over the country have been enacted by individual laws in the Great East Japan Earthquake and the Kumamoto Earthquake, and seizure is prohibited.
For this reason, lawyers who continue to support disaster recovery suggest that this "sustainable benefit" should be enacted as a law to prohibit seizure in response to a disaster.
Under these circumstances, a bill that prohibits the seizure of 100,000 yen in cash for uniform payment is expected to be passed on the 30th.
Nobuhiro Yoshie, the founder, said, "From the point of providing the money in order to somehow continue the business, it is meaningless unless the business operator systematically prohibits seizure as with uniform benefits. I would like you to discuss and decide as soon as possible in time for the start of payment. "