和牛消費、喚起へ「お肉券」　自民経済対策

　自民党は２６日の農林関係会合で、新型コロナウイルス感染拡大に伴う農林分野の経済対策の概要をまとめた。訪日外国人観光客の大幅な減少などを受け需要が急減している和牛の消費を喚起するため、小売店で国産牛肉を購入できる「お肉券」を発行することが柱。
　外国人観光客の減少に加え、外食を控える動きが重なり、牛肉の卸売価格が下落している。対象者など詳細は今後検討するが、使途は国産に限定し、国内畜産農家を支援する構えだ。（2020/03/26-10:28）

The Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday compiled an outline of proposed stimulus measures for the agriculture and forestry industries in response to the COVID-19 crisis featuring shopping vouchers to buy Japanese beef.
   The ruling party is seeking to prop up demand for "wagyu" beef that has plummeted due mainly to a slump in the number of foreign visitors to Japan.
   The drop in inbound tourists, as well as a decrease in people eating out amid concerns about the novel coronavirus, has led to a slide in wholesale prices of beef.
   The LDP plans to limit the use of the vouchers to purchases of domestic beef as it hopes to support domestic livestock farmers.
   The outline also calls for distributing coupons for eating out and supporting the promotion of fresh flowers, whose demand is plummeting.