Announcement of measures of 4 trillion yen New British Coronavirus March 12 6:13

In response to concerns about the economic downturn caused by the spread of the new coronavirus, the UK government has set a Japanese treasury scale of 4 trillion yen, including a scheme to provide benefits to those on leave and support for SMEs. I have summarized the measures to be taken.

In the UK, 456 people have been infected by the 11th and six have died.

Along with the announcement of the budget proposal for the new year, the British government summarized measures against a new coronavirus that would total £ 30 billion and cost about 4 trillion yen in Japanese yen, and revealed it in Congress on November 11.

The pillar is to prepare for the economic downturn, paying benefits to those who have taken leave to avoid contact with the outside even without the symptoms of the new coronavirus, and for small and medium-sized businesses facing management difficulties. Includes funding support.

In addition, the company plans to strengthen its medical system by increasing the number of hospital staff in preparation for the further spread of infection.

"The new coronavirus will be a serious blow to the British economy, even temporarily, and we have to get over it," said Mr. Snak, a finance minister addressed in Congress.

In the United Kingdom, the central bank of the Bank of England was urgently cutting interest rates on the 11th, and the government and the central bank have taken steps in tandem.