Emergency Economic Measures Cash payment procedures made easy 16:08 on April 7, 2016

Regarding the government's emergency economic measures, regarding the provision of 300,000 yen in cash to households whose income has decreased due to the spread of the new coronavirus, Minister Takaichi has decided to make the application requirements and procedures as simple as possible and promptly Showed that he would like to pay.

Under emergency economic measures following the spread of the new coronavirus, 300,000 yen per household will be paid to households whose income has decreased to a certain level. May be delayed. "

Regarding this, the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, who is in charge of concrete system design, told the House of Representatives General Affairs Committee, "We want to make the application requirements and procedures as simple as possible so that the required households can receive cash as quickly as possible. We are also considering measures to reduce the burden on local governments responsible for the process. "

Minister Takaichi also stated that he is considering ways to apply via the Internet so that the number of applicants does not visit many municipal offices and spread the infection.