The government may have overpaid travel agencies and other related entities about 217 million yen because of refund errors following the suspension of the Go To Travel campaign, an investigation by the Board of Audit has revealed.
The board asked the Japan Tourism Agency Wednesday to collect the overpaid funds so that the money can be returned to state coffers.
The Go To Travel discount campaign was aimed at helping revitalize the coronavirus pandemic-hit tourism sector, but the government suspended the campaign at the end of 2020 due to an increase in COVID-19 cases.
