Japan government gives 100,000 yen cash handout to all
The Japanese government is considering whether to extend 100,000 yen ($933 USD) each to all people regardless of income as part of efforts to cushion the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis, officials said Wednesday.
The government has already decided to give 300,000 yen to households suffering from income drops due to the spread of the coronavirus as part of the country's largest-ever 108 trillion yen economic stimulus package. But critics say the scheme is not clear-cut in terms of which households are eligible.
When the stimulus package was put together, Komeito proposed a program to give 100,000 yen each to people hit by income falls but it was not included.
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2020 ... o-all.html
My Japanese friends are happy to hear that.
The government has already decided to give 300,000 yen to households suffering from income drops due to the spread of the coronavirus as part of the country's largest-ever 108 trillion yen economic stimulus package. But critics say the scheme is not clear-cut in terms of which households are eligible.
When the stimulus package was put together, Komeito proposed a program to give 100,000 yen each to people hit by income falls but it was not included.
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2020 ... o-all.html
My Japanese friends are happy to hear that.