Government Reconstruction Agency extended to 2031 for 10 years New outline November 7 12:44

The government, at the Reconstruction Promotion Committee on the 7th, presented the outline of a new “Basic Policy for Reconstruction” that included extending the deadline for establishing the Reconstruction Agency until the end of March next year to 2031 for 10 years. .

The “reconstruction and creation period”, which is positioned as the final stage of reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake, will end at the end of March 2021, and the reconstruction agency will also be due for installation. We opened the Reconstruction Promotion Committee created in, and presented the outline of a new “Basic Policy for Reconstruction”.

The main point is that the Iwate Reconstruction Bureau and Miyagi Reconstruction Bureau will be relocated to the coastal area in order to extend the period for establishment of the Reconstruction Agency for 10 years until 2031 and to accelerate the reconstruction.

In addition, due to differences in the progress of reconstruction, the earthquake and tsunami affected areas are aiming for steady implementation of recovery and reconstruction efforts in the five years up to 2026.

On the other hand, for the time being, nuclear disaster-affected areas are planning to make full-scale efforts for reconstruction and regeneration in the 10 years up to 2031. The policy is to review the business based on progress and other factors in the next five years. .

The necessary financial resources will be allocated by continuing the Special Account for Recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake and the special allocation tax system.

Tanaka Reconstruction Minister said, “I would like to make further efforts to accelerate the reconstruction so that the government can decide on the basic policy by the end of the year,” he said.