Supplementary budget for new corona and influenza measures, etc. Tokyo, September 3 17:32

To prevent the spread of new coronavirus and influenza infectious diseases at the same time toward the winter of this year, the cost of getting elderly people to receive a vaccination against influenza free of charge, etc. We have compiled a supplementary budget plan of about 340 billion yen including the above.

This was reported at the Metropolitan Coronavirus Countermeasures Headquarters Meeting held on the 3rd.



According to it, as a measure to prevent the spread of new coronavirus and influenza infections at the same time toward winter and the strain on the medical system, the cost of getting elderly people to receive vaccination against influenza free of charge, 7.5 billion yen was included.



This means that approximately 3 million people, including all citizens aged 65 and over and those aged 60 to 64 who have underlying diseases, will be targeted.



In addition, 3 billion yen is included in a business that fully subsidizes the cost of performing PCR tests for approximately 150,000 people in elderly facilities and disabled facilities especially for people who need nursing care.



In addition, 8.7 billion yen will be recorded for efforts to achieve compatibility with economic and social activities, and the company will subsidize expenses such as borrowing when companies use teleworking facilities.

The total amount of the supplementary budget will be 341.3 billion yen, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government will cover 147.3 billion yen by issuing metropolitan bonds.



Issuing metropolitan bonds for the purpose of establishing a supplementary budget is from 2011.



This is the 9th time for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to compile a supplementary budget this year as a measure against the new coronavirus, and the total amount including this time is 1,633.5 billion yen.



The supplementary budget will be submitted to the regular assembly of the metropolitan assembly scheduled to be held on the 18th of this month.

Governor Koike "Financial Finance of the City Does Not Shake"

After the Countermeasures Headquarters Meeting, Governor Koike told reporters, ``For measures to protect the lives of people in Tokyo, protect their health, and stop the spread of infection, and measures to be a safety net for SMEs and people living in Tokyo, We are mobilizing all of our finances and are actively taking steps. We would like to work with the citizens of Tokyo to make a new peaceful everyday life possible or to create a new everyday life."



In addition, by formulating a supplementary budget for the new coronavirus countermeasures, it was asked whether or not it would affect the finances of the metropolitan area, but he said, "It is the very way that the metropolitan government should take necessary measures when necessary. I think that I will issue a metropolitan bond in order to make a supplementary budget this time, but it does not fluctuate the metropolitan government's finances and there is a remaining capacity to issue the metropolitan bond. Effective utilization is the most important issue for the metropolitan government. I would like to get the understanding of the citizens of the city and the parliament because it contributes."