It has been four weeks in five days since the state of emergency was declared in one of the three prefectures in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
In light of the extension of the declaration period, the government decided to work on expanding financial support, such as urgently considering expanding the scope of leave support provided to those working in small and medium-sized enterprises to those working in large enterprises. I am.
It has been four weeks in five days since the state of emergency based on the Law on Special Measures for New Coronavirus was issued in Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, and Kanagawa.
Under these circumstances, Prime Minister Suga said at the Budget Committee of the House of Representatives on the 4th, "Even in large companies, those who have difficulty receiving leave allowances will be eligible for leave support funds, and we would like to promptly summarize the measures. He said he would expand the scope of the leave support provided to those who work in small and medium-sized enterprises.
The government will extend the period of emergency declaration to the 7th of next month in 10 prefectures except Tochigi, and will extend the scope of the leave support to those who work in large companies. We will work to expand financial support, such as by rushing to consider it.
On the other hand, toward the start of vaccination in the middle of this month, the government will bear all the necessary costs so as not to interfere with the preparation of the local governments responsible for the work, and promptly provide information such as the vaccine supply schedule. We will continue to support such as providing to.