１１００人研修、在宅に変更　「新型コロナ感染不安」市民から苦情―国税庁

　国税庁は３日夜、税務大学校和光校舎（埼玉県和光市）で６日から予定していた新任職員約１１００人を集めた研修を、在宅での実施に変更すると発表した。期間は約３カ月で９割が寮に入る見通しだったが、新型コロナウイルスの拡大を不安視する市民から和光市に苦情が相次ぎ、市長もツイッターで「クラスター（感染集団）が発生したら責任を取れるのか」と批判していた。
　同庁によると、予定していたのは全国の国税局などで今春採用された大卒の国税専門官が税法や会計学などを学ぶ基礎研修。既に約９００人が入寮しているが、６日以降に順次帰宅させ、当面の間スマートフォンなどで講義を録画した動画を視聴させるという。（2020/04/04-05:24）

Japan's National Tax Agency has decided to have some 1,100 new employees receive a training program at their homes, switching from the original plan to conduct it at a facility in Saitama Prefecture, due to a flood of complaints from local residents amid the outbreak of the novel coronavirus.
   The agency announced the change on Friday night. The new employee training program was initially planned to be offered at the National Tax College in the city of Wako in the eastern Japan prefecture for three months from next Monday, with 90 pct of the new employees slated to stay at a dormitory there during the period.
   But dozens of residents filed complaints to the Wako city government, concerned about the possible spread of the virus.
   Wako Mayor Takehiro Matsumoto also criticized the new employee training program, tweeting, "Can the tax agency take responsibility if a cluster of infections occurs?"
   The program is for studying tax laws and accounting. Of the new employees, about 900 are already staying at the dormitory. But they will return to their homes in stages from Monday and receive the training through watching pre-recorded lectures on their smartphones or other devices for the time being, according to the agency.