“Request for suspension of business” Financial resources for cooperation funds Acceptance of utilization of temporary grants Government 5:28, April 20
With the spread of the new coronavirus infection, the government has approved the use of new grants as a source of cooperation funds provided by prefectures, etc. It was decided.
With the spread of new coronavirus infections, prefectures are continuously offering subsidies to restaurants, etc. that respond to leave requests, and the government is calling for financial measures.
For this reason, the government has decided to use the newly-established 1 trillion yen "Regional Revitalization Extraordinary Grant" as a financial resource for cooperation funds.
The government intends to allocate while observing the medical systems of the 13 prefectures that are “special caution prefectures”.
Nishimura, Minister for Economic Reconstruction, said, "I would like the distribution of 1 trillion yen to be effective if it is sufficient," and it is expected that there will be debate over the accumulation of grants in the future.
On the other hand, parliamentary groups such as the Constitutional Democratic Party, the National Democratic Party, and the Social Democratic Party obligate businesses to pay more than 80% of their employees' salaries when they request a leave, and the nation uses the employment adjustment subsidy to pay the full amount. We are considering revising the Special Measures Law, saying that compensation is necessary.
We are also considering strengthening the authority of the prefectural governor who has received the emergency declaration, but there are opinions that "it may further limit the rights of the people," and we will proceed with careful discussion.