“Minor Point 2”, which allows you to receive points worth up to 20,000 yen, has exceeded 10 million point applications in just over a month since its launch.
Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Kaneko indicated his intention to strengthen efforts to promote the spread of My Number cards.
"Second Minor Points" are worth up to 5,000 yen for acquiring a My Number Card, and 7,500 yen each for registering as a health insurance card and registering a "public money receipt account" to receive benefits from the government. In total, up to 20,000 yen worth of points can be returned, and applications for all items have started from June 30.
At a press conference after the cabinet meeting, Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Kaneko revealed that the number of applications for one or more of the items exceeded 10 million on the 1st of this month, and more than 10.5 million as of the 3rd. did.
On the other hand, the number of My Number cards issued was over 58.29 million as of the 3rd, and the delivery rate was 46%.
Minister Kaneko said, ``We need to increase the number of applications with the aim of having the card available to almost all citizens by the end of this fiscal year. We want to accelerate," he said.