As of June 26, 471,567 applications for the government’s pump-priming cash handout program had been returned to municipalities, the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry said Friday, citing incorrect addresses for the failed deliveries.
The ministry said it will step up its publicity efforts to call on households that have not received the cash benefits of up to ¥20,000 per person to file their applications.
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