| Author Name | ANDO Michihito (Rikkyo University) / FURUKAWA Chishio (Yokohama National University) / NAKATA Daigo (Senior Fellow, RIETI) / SUMIYA Kazuhiko (Fellow (Policy Economist), RIETI) |
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| Creation Date/NO. | February 2021 21-P-005 |
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Abstract
This paper provides an overview of the Japanese government's response to the COVID-19 crisis in terms of the fiscal measures taken between January and June, 2020. As the crisis intensified, the government passed emergency budgets with a total value exceeding 10% of GDP. One of the main programs was an unconditional cash transfer for households in the amount of 100,000 JPY (i.e., 909 USD) per resident. In addition, to prevent layoffs and bankruptcies, the government created and expanded various loan and subsidy programs to support firms and workers. Other existing social programs and local economic policies are also reviewed.
This is the Japanese version of the English Policy Discussion Paper (20-P-018) with some additional information and changes.
Published: Ando, Michihito, Chishio Furukawa, Daigo Nakata, and Kazuhiko Sumiya, 2020. "Fiscal responses to the COVID-19 crisis in Japan: The first six months," National Tax Journal, Vol. 73(3), pp. 901-926.
https://doi.org/10.17310/ntj.2020.3.12
Published: Ando, Michihito, Chishio Furukawa, Daigo Nakata, and Kazuhiko Sumiya, 2021. "Fiscal Responses to the COVID-19 Crisis in Japan: The First Half of 2020," Volume 72, Issue 1.
https://jww.iss.u-tokyo.ac.jp/jss/72/01/jss7201_129158.html
