Completion of supplementary budget Full-scale discussions on support for businesses and students New Corona 4:33, May 1
Following the spread of the new coronavirus infection, a supplementary budget was established that included economic measures such as a uniform cash benefit of 100,000 yen. In the future, we expect full-scale discussions on support for businesses who have difficulty paying rent and students who have a difficult life.
The supplementary budget for this year was approved and approved at the plenary session of the House of Councilors on the night of the 30th.
The government has a policy of urgently implementing economic measures such as uniform payment of 100,000 yen, payment of benefits to businesses, and expansion of employment adjustment subsidies.
Prime Minister Abe said, "We want to deliver support as soon as possible and protect our business and employment."
On the other hand, Secretary-General Fukuyama of the Constitutional Democratic Party said, "It's too late. It is essential to develop a supplementary budget."
In the future, the focus will be on support for businesses who have difficulty in paying rent at stores and for students who have a difficult life due to a decrease in part-time job income.
For entrepreneurs, the Liberal Democratic Party is considering a system to subsidize rents by utilizing uninterested and unsecured loans, while the five opposition parties such as the Constitutional Democratic Party grace the payment of rents. I am submitting a bill that includes.
As for students, the government is requesting the university to extend the tuition payment deadline and exemption, and is considering supporting the university to respond, while the opposition side is enacting a bill to reduce the exemption. I am going to submit.
Both the ruling and opposition parties said that they would need additional cash payments and so on, asking them to formulate a second supplementary budget plan, and the discussions are expected to begin in earnest.