US-52 trillion yen additional economic measures ruling and opposition agreement April 22 9:13
As the spread of the new coronavirus in the United States deepens the economic impact, the ruling party, the Republican Party and the opposition party, the Democratic Party, have agreed to allocate 52 trillion yen to the Japanese yen for additional economic measures such as financial support for SMEs.
In the United States, in order to soften the economic impact of the spread of the new coronavirus in the United States, the largest economic measure in the past was established last month, totaling 230 trillion yen in Japanese yen.
However, 37 trillion yen of funds prepared for small and medium-sized enterprises, which were forced to take leave, to continue paying employees' salaries, was exhausted within two weeks after the application began, and the government demanded additional economic measures from the parliament. It was
In response, parliamentary and opposition leaders agreed on a new budget of $ 480 billion (¥ 52 trillion in Japanese yen) on the 21st, and the bill was immediately passed by the Senate.
The bill is expected to pass by the House of Representatives soon.
Additional measures amounted to 33 trillion yen for financial support for small and medium-sized enterprises, and at the request of the opposition party and the Democratic Party, conditions were given to prioritize micro enterprises.More than 10 trillion yen was allocated to the development of medical and inspection systems. It is being done.
The economic measures this time will be the fourth step of the urgent budgetary measure, but President Trump is also willing to invest in public works projects, and he is ready to support the economy with a huge budget mobilization.