Last year, the total cost spent by local governments for corona measures was more than 25 trillion yen, which was one-fifth of the total cost, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.

Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Kaneko expressed his intention to continue to take measures against corona so that the financial management of local governments will not be hindered.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has summarized the financial situation of local governments nationwide last year when the infection of the new corona spread in Japan and the countermeasures were in full swing.



As a result, expenditures amounted to 125,458.8 billion yen, an increase of approximately 26% from the previous year due to the increase in corona countermeasure costs.



Expenses related to corona measures were 25,633.6 billion yen, accounting for one-fifth of the total expenditure, and according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the expenses spent by local governments for reconstruction in the six years immediately after the Great East Japan Earthquake. It's about the same amount.



The largest amount of new corona countermeasure expenses was


▽ business that provides 100,000 yen in cash uniformly at 12.8 trillion yen,


followed


by ▽ loans to companies with poor management of 4.8 trillion yen,


▽ sales .

The amount of money for cooperation with restaurants, etc. in response to requests for time reduction is 1 trillion yen.



At a press conference after the Cabinet meeting, Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Kaneko said, "Most of the projects are covered by national funds, and I do not think that there was a major hindrance to the financial management of local governments. I want to take appropriate measures so that it will not come out. "