At the third regular session of the Oita Prefectural Assembly, a supplementary budget proposal related to the Kyushu Recovery Support Discount was approved. The economic ripple effect from lodging stays is expected to reach ¥2.77 billion. The supplementary budget includes ¥1.08 billion, with the program due to begin in October.
The third regular session of the Oita Prefectural Assembly opened, and the related general account supplementary budget proposal for the Kyushu Recovery Support Discount was submitted, put to a vote and approved.
The supplementary budget proposal includes related costs for using the Kyushu Recovery Support Discount with government subsidies.
In explaining the proposal, the prefectural governor expressed the intention of contributing to the early recovery of tourism in the prefecture.
The prefecture estimated that the number of stays using the support discount would exceed at least 54,000 nights, and announced that the economic ripple effect was expected to reach ¥2.77 billion.