Gunma prefecture asks cooperation in shortening the business hours to prevent the spread of COVID-19 as follows.
Request for cooperation in shortening business hours
January 21st (Fri.) ~ February 13th (Sun.), 2022 for 24 days
Target Area
All municipality in the prefecture (35 municipalities)
Target Business
The following stores that have a restaurant business license and are open between 8 PM and 5 AM.
- Restaurants (includng Izakaya, etc.)
- Tea rooms, cafeterias,
- Amusement facilities (snacks, bars, etc.)
- Wedding halls
Karaoke shops that are open between 8 PM and 5 AM (including stores that do not have a restaurant business license)
Note
- Excluding delivery services and take-out services
- Including stores that have “Stop COVID-19! Safe Business Certificate”
Details of the request
Stores that have “Stop COVID-19! Safe Business Certificate”
On the request start date, you can select one of the following categories.
If you serve alcoholic beverages (stores open from 9 PM to 9 AM);
- Refrain from operating between 9 PM and 5 AM.
- Serve alcoholic beverages between 11 AM and 8 PM.
- Take thorough measures to prevent infection.
- Limit the number of people in the same group eating at the same table to four or less.
If you do not serve alcoholic beverages;
- Refrain from operating between 8 PM and 5 AM.
- Refrain from serving alcoholic beverages all days
- Take thorough measures to prevent infection.
- Limit the number of people in the same group eating at the same table to four or less.
Stores that do not have “Stop COVID-19! Safe Business Certificate”
- Refrain from operating between 8 PM and 5 AM.
- Refrain from serving alcoholic beverages all days
- Take thorough measures to prevent infection.
- Limit the number of people in the same group eating at the same table to four or less.
Cooperation Money
Eligible Persons
Business operators of stores in the designated regions who are cooperating in the requests from the prefecture during the entire request period.
In case of unavoidable circumstances, if you start shortening your business hours by January 25th (Tue.), we will pay you a reduced amount for the days up to the day before the start date.
Amount of Cooperation Money
Stores that have “Stop COVID-19! Safe Business Certificate” and also have chosen to refrain from operating between 9 PM and 5 AM.
| Calculation Method | Business Size |
Net Sales a day |
Cooperation Money / day |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sales Amount Method | Medium-Small Sized | 83,333 yen or less | 25,000 yen (lower limit) |
| Over 83,333 yen to 250,000 yen | Sales per day × 0.3 | ||
| Over 250,000 yen | 75,000 yen (upper limit) | ||
| Sales Decrease Method |
Large Sized (Medium-Small Sized is also possible to choose.) |
500,000 yen or less (Amount of sales decrease) |
Decrease in sales amount x 0.4 or Sales per day x 0.3, whichever is lower |
|
Over 500,000 yen (Amount of sales decrease) |
200,000 yen or Sales per day x 0.3, whichever is lower |
Stores that have “Stop COVID-19! Safe Business Certificate” and also have chosen to refrain from operating between 8 PM and 5 AM.
| Calculation Method | Business Size |
Net Sales a day |
Cooperation Money / day |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sales Amount Method | Medium-Small Sized | 75,000 yen or less | 30,000 yen (lower limit) |
| Over 75,000 yen to 250,000 yen | Sales per day × 0.4 | ||
| Over 250,000 yen | 100,000 yen (upper limit) | ||
| Sales Decrease Method |
Large Sized (Medium-Small Sized is also possible to choose.) |
500,000 yen or less (Amount of sales decrease) |
Decrease in sales amount x 0.4 |
|
Over 500,000 yen (Amount of sales decrease) |
200,000 yen (upper limit) |
Definition of “Net sales a day”
Sales in January of the previous year or two years ago ÷31 (Rounded up to the nearest one yen)
Net sales shall be defined as sales of restaurant business, excluding consumption tax and local consumption tax.
Notes
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Stores that have “Stop COVID-19! Safe Business Certificate” will receive 30,000 yen to 100,000 yen per day in cooperation money, depending on sales, only if they refrain from operating between 8 PM and 5 AM (all day refrain for alcoholic beverages) throughout the entire period.
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As a general rule, we will judge whether a store is certified for “Stop COVID-19! Safe Business Certificate” or not based on whether it is certified as of January 21st. (If a non-certified store becomes a certified store during the requested period, the request will be changed to that of a certified store from the date of certification.)
Application Procedures
Application Method
Apply by postal mail or on a dedicated website.
Application Period
Applications will be accepted from the end of the requested period. (scheduled for mid-February)
Required Documents (Plan)
- Application Form, Written Oath
- Statement of cooperation money for each store
- Copy of Bankbook for bank transfer
- Copy of Applicant’s Identification Document (Zairyu Card, or etc.)
- Copy of “Eigyo Kyoka Sho (Operating license) for the restaurant based on Food Sanitation Act. (Valid for the period covered)
- Photos, etc. that show the exterior of the store including the store name
- Photos, etc. that are showing the interior of the store and the infection prevention measures being taken
- Evidence to show that your restaurant shortened the business hours (or closed all day) for the entire requested period. (Photo of a poster, etc.)
- A copy of the income tax return for business year 2021 or 2020
- A copy of the sales ledger, etc., in which sales in the restaurant business are recorded
- Documents indicating that your restaurant serves alcoholic beverages and karaoke. (Copy of Menu, etc.)
【Supplementation】 Copy of the Income tax return, etc.
Of the above application documents, please submit a copy of your income tax return and a copy of your sales ledger if you are applying for an amount other than the lower limit of the sales amount method.
Details are as follows.
(1)Copy of Income Tax Return
Corporation (Mandatory)
- A copy of Appendix 1 of the corporate tax return,
- The statement of corporate business summary (both side)
Individual (Mandatory)
- A copy of the first table of the income tax return (Blue return, White return)
- A copy of the blue return statement (1st page and 2nd page) (if it is the blue return.)
(2)A copy of the sales ledger, etc., in which sales in the restaurant business are recorded (of which the year and month used to calculate the cooperation money)
Sales ledger in January 2021 or 2020
※Sales ledger in 2022 is also required if you take the sales decrease method.
Inquiries
Kennai Kigyo One-Stop Center (A dedicated call center will open later.)
Phone: 027-226-2731
Operation hours: 8:30 ~ 17:15