Typhoon No. 19 Damage to SMEs A total of 476.7 billion yen in 14 prefectures on November 12, 6:44

The heavy rain caused by Typhoon No.19 caused flooding rivers and flooding industrial parks in various places, causing serious damage to SMEs.

Based on the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's summary as of 29th last month,
▽ Fukushima Prefecture is ¥ 106.5 billion,
▽ Miyagi Prefecture is 97.0 billion yen,
▽ Nagano Prefecture is 77.7 billion yen,
▽ Tochigi Prefecture has a total of 476.7 billion yen in 14 cities and prefectures, including 76.8 billion yen.

This is more than 473.8 billion yen in damage due to the heavy rain in western Japan last July, and is the largest after the Great East Japan Earthquake.

For these SMEs, the government has compiled a total of 50.3 billion yen in support measures.

In particular,
▽ “Group subsidies” that subsidize three-quarters of expenses when SMEs affected by the disaster make groups and work on restoration of facilities and equipment,
▽ A system has been established to support a wide range of expenses for small businesses to purchase new vehicles and machines.

Also,
▽ In addition to subsidizing expenses related to the restoration of shopping arcades,
▽ We have also established a system for the government to subsidize expenses when local governments take their own support measures.