Special Measures for Employment Adjustment Subsidy Extension Study Based on Infection and Employment Status Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare 13:00, August 7
Regarding special measures such as raising the upper limit of the employment adjustment subsidy due to the spread of new coronavirus infection, Minister Kato Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare will set a deadline by the end of next month based on the infection situation and employment situation. He showed the idea of considering whether to extend.
Regarding the deadline for special measures such as raising the maximum amount of the employment adjustment subsidy until the end of next month, the ruling and opposition parties demanded that they be extended, saying that the employment situation is still severe.
At a press conference on the 7th, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Kato revealed that there have been more than 710,000 applications for special measures to date, of which approximately 600,000 have been paid, totaling 585 billion yen. did.
After that, he said, "We are still applying for it. We would like to determine the handling of special measures based on the current infection status and employment status."