雇調金、不正受給など７億円　新型コロナ以降―田村厚労相

　田村憲久厚生労働相は６日の閣議後記者会見で、雇用維持に協力した企業に支給する雇用調整助成金の不正受給などが、新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大以降に計８１件あり、総額で約７億円に上ると明らかにした。田村氏は「非常に遺憾だ。許されない行為であり、やめてほしい」と語った。（2021/04/06-12:31）

Japan's government has confirmed 81 fraudulent applications for employment adjustment subsidies since the novel coronavirus began to spread widely in the nation, labor minister Norihisa Tamura said Tuesday.
   The amount of aid involved in the cases totaled about 700 million yen, Tamura said at a press conference. "It's extremely regrettable, and I urge businesses to stop these inexcusable acts," he said.
   Under the subsidy program, the government covers allowances companies pay to workers put on temporary leave.
   Many of the 81 applications were made for employees who were not placed on leave or did not exist, according to the minister. In 44 cases, applicant businesses fraudulently received a total of around 270 million yen. In the remaining 37 cases, the labor ministry decided not to grant the aid due to suspected fraud uncovered in the screening process.
   Businesses that have received the employment adjustment subsidies in a deceitful way must pay back the full amount plus a 20 pct surcharge and cannot apply for the aid for five years.