"Eco Point" is reduced by half in all products from December, and the scope of application is also greatly limited

Originally planned to be discontinued in December this year,"Eco point system" where extension was scheduled until March next year due to economic slowdownHowever, it became clear that it is a policy to halve points given in December.

Although it will be in the form of hitting the middle of the year-end shopping battle, as the application targets will be largely limited from January next year, it seems that it is better to purchase early if there is something you want.

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Giving Home Electric Eco Points, Declining from December Halting Budget Usage - SankeiBiz (Sankei Biz)

Current affairs dot com: Household appliances Eco-point granted Half-life = All products from December - Government

According to reports by Sankei Shimbun and Jitsugyo Shimbun, the government has decided to halve the points given to all products of air conditioners, refrigerators, and terrestrial digital broadcasting compatible televisions from December regarding home appliances eco point system is.

A budget of 600 billion yen is formed for eco point related, and the balance as of the beginning of September is about 200 billion yen. Approximately 150 billion yen is expected to be raised by a supplementary budget measure for additional measures, but due to the strong sales of target products, the current system is likely to run out of budget earlier than the end of March next year It was pointed out that it was pointed out.

Also, from January next year, the target products for which eco points are awarded are "Unified energy saving label"Is not only limited to those of the highest" five stars "but also only when using the home appliance recycling system, so the eco point system does not seem to be a casually available one as it has been.

It may be thought that there is an intention to avoid development like an eco-friendly car tax reduction that was completed in the form of being brought forward ahead of schedule because the budget bottomed out, but the fact that the eco point is halved at the end of the year-end shopping season is because yen It seems that it will affect a lot of consumer electronics manufacturers that high waves are hitting.