The Japanese government and the ruling bloc have agreed to pay lump-sum benefits of 10,000 yen per child to middle-income families, on top of existing childcare benefits, to ease the impact of the consumption tax hike set for next April, informed sources said Monday.
Low-income households will not be eligible for the lump-sum benefits, as the government has already decided to pay such households up to 15,000 yen per child under a different program.The lump-sum benefits will be included in a new economic stimulus package that the government is expected to draw up by the end of this week.
Source: NewsOnJapan
Source: NewsOnJapan
