Interest-free loans to companies affected by the accident at Tokyo Electric Power Company's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accounted for only 40% of the funds prepared, and the Board of Audit said that more than 23.7 billion yen was not used. I found out from the inspection.
The Inspection Board asked the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency, which designed the system, to review the scale of the business.
The interest-free loan business has been in place since fiscal 2011 to support the continuation and resumption of business of small and medium-sized enterprises that were forced to relocate due to the nuclear accident. I was.
As a result, while the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency, the Organization for Small and Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, and Fukushima Prefecture provided about 39.3 billion yen for the scale of the loan, the actual amount was only about 40%, 237. More than 100 million yen was not utilized.
It is possible that the fact that a subsidy system for similar companies started six years ago has had an impact.
The Board of Audit said that it is unlikely that more than 21.7 billion yen will be used in the future, including administrative expenses, etc., and requested the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency to accurately calculate and return the amount that is not expected to be used, and to review the scale of the business. rice field.
The Small and Medium Enterprise Agency said, "While confirming the reconstruction status with Fukushima Prefecture and others, we would like to urge the organization and the prefecture to reassess the appropriate scale."