A major securities company has calculated that the uniform benefit of 100,000 yen per person, which was implemented in response to the spread of the new coronavirus, was actually used for only about 10,000 yen.
A flat rate of 100,000 yen per person in cash was implemented as part of economic measures following the spread of the new coronavirus infection, and a budget of over 12 trillion yen was recorded.
Based on the "Household Survey" published by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Nomura Securities calculated how much of 100,000 yen was spent on consumption using its own method.
According to this, when we analyzed the amount of consumption expenditure and deposits and savings of households with two or more people in June and July, the amount used for consumption was about 29,000 yen.
Considering that the average number of people per household is about 3, the actual benefits used are only about 10,000 yen per person.
If the infection subsides in the future, the amount of money spent on consumption may increase, but for now, it is expected that most of it will go to deposits and savings.
Kohei Okazaki, an economist at Nomura Securities, said, "It was a safety net for households and played a major role in preventing the bottom of the economy. I have to point out that it has become. "