Submission of a bill to reduce the burden of opposition party rent grace, etc. 11:11 April 28th due to measures against new corona

In order to support small and medium-sized businesses that have difficulty in paying rents due to the decrease in sales due to the spread of the new coronavirus, the 5 opposition parties have graced the payment of rents for shops for a certain period of time and own rents. Submitted a bill to the Diet that states would subsidize a portion of the reductions.

Constitutional Democratic Party, National Democratic Party, Japan Restoration Party, Communist Party, 5 opposition parties of Social Democratic Party, etc. have a grace period for paying rents to support small and medium-sized businesses whose sales have decreased due to the spread of the new coronavirus I have submitted a bill with the pillar of to the House of Representatives.

According to the bill, since February, the target companies are small and medium-sized enterprises whose revenues have decreased by 20% or more from the previous year per month, and the government-affiliated financial institution, the Japan Policy Finance Corporation, repayed it instead. I am supposed to delay payment.

Although the grace period for repayment will be one year in mind, the repayment will be requested while considering the economic situation, and it will be considered whether the repayment period is extended or in some cases the repayment is not requested. In addition, if the owner of a store reduces the rent, the government will subsidize a portion of the reduction.

Yuichi Goto, acting deputy chairman of the National Democratic Party, who submitted the bill, said, “It is the most difficult for small and medium-sized businesses to pay rent. I want the ruling party to participate in the discussion.”