The deadline for applying for My Number Card, which is the target of "Minor Point 2nd", has been extended to February next year, but until now, the deadline was this year-end, so the application window is crowded. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications is calling for cooperation in alleviating congestion.
More than 80 million people have applied for My Number Cards, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has decided to extend the application deadline for cards eligible for the "My Number Points Vol. extended until the end of the month.
However, some local government offices are seeing people who want to complete their card applications by the end of the year, which was the original deadline.
Among them, people who received applications and cards were visiting one after another at the counter in Edogawa Ward, Tokyo.
A woman in her 80s said, "There was talk of a 20,000-yen benefit, so I thought I'd want it by the end of the year, so she rushed to apply," she said.
Eiichi Ryu, the head of the Edogawa Ward My Number Promotion Division, said, ``Until now, there were people who said, 'I have to apply by the end of this month,' but the extension has given me some time, so please apply at a convenient date and time. I want to."
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications is asking local governments to cooperate in alleviating congestion, such as extending the opening hours of windows and introducing a reservation system.