Osaka Prefecture has a policy of providing prepaid cards worth 10,000 yen per person to all children under the age of 18 in the prefecture as a support measure for families affected by rising prices.
Governor Yoshimura announced on the 31st that he would like to pay for this project around mid-July before the summer vacation.
Governor Yoshimura of Osaka Prefecture said in a general question of the prefectural assembly on the 30th, "To all children in Osaka to purchase stationery, books, diapers, sanitary goods, etc." I would like to distribute a gift card of 10,000 yen and carry out a business to support it. " ..
Governor Yoshimura "Preferably before summer vacation"
Regarding this, Governor Yoshimura told reporters on the 31st, "The impact of high prices has hit the child-rearing generation and the children themselves, and if possible, I would like to do it before the summer vacation," before the children's summer vacation began. He expressed his intention to pay it around mid-July.
In addition, Governor Yoshimura has indicated that the number of children to be paid is about 1.3 million, and a budget of about 15 billion yen will be required.
Osaka Prefecture plans to use temporary grants for regional revitalization based on the national emergency measures in response to soaring crude oil prices and prices as financial resources for this project.
In the future, the prefecture will make adjustments regarding specific payment methods.
Governor Yoshimura said, "I would like to utilize existing gift cards and deliver them to children with a sense of speed so as not to incur intermediate costs as much as possible."