Mie Prefecture announces Japan Tourist's overcharge of 11.3 million yen|Logo not displayed at Tourism EXPO
On October 26, 2023, Mie Prefecture announced that it had been overcharged by 11.3 million yen for the support payment of support funds for tourism businesses associated with the new coronavirus outsourced to Japan Tourist. (Photo: Group booth at Tourism EXPO Japan)
The overbilling was carried out in the call center business for businesses entrusted by Japan Tourist Tsu Branch from June ~ October 2021. Specifically, the number was inflated to 1,078, which is 309 more than the actual number of people in operation, and the amount subcontracted to another company was inflated and billed to the prefecture. For a contract with one business manager, 85 out of 90 days there were two managers, and an extra 85 people were billed. This brings the total amount of overbilling to 11.3 million yen.
In April this year, Japan Tourist arrested three employees in June and one in July after it was discovered that they were overcharged for a coronavirus vaccine project in Higashiosaka City. The reality is that there are cases of overbilling at sales offices nationwide, and "there are many cases where the announcement is withheld at the discretion of the local government" (parent company KNT-CT Holdings spokesperson).
The Japan Tourist statement expressed by Mie Prefecture was that "we recognized that a certain amount of discretion was allowed as long as it did not interfere with our business," which is not appropriate for a company entrusted with local government projects. In addition, Mie Prefecture will not file a criminal complaint, saying that the overcharged amount has been refunded and returned to the government, and the purpose of the work has been achieved and there is no damage.
On October 26, at the Travel Expo "Tourism EXPO Japan", a spokesperson for KNT-CT Holdings said, "The case in Mie Prefecture is not new, and it is one of the issues that have been announced. Not done He says, "I don't know.
In addition, at the KNT-CT Holdings booth at the venue, the logo of Kinzu was not displayed. The spokesperson said, "There were both opinions, and this is what happened as a result." If there is a reason not to display a logo, if you announce your thinking in advance, you will understand the meaning of why there is no logo of the core company of the group. Originally, if we take into account the fact that employees nationwide were included, the logo was not hidden, and the attitude of explaining the situation to visitors while refraining from promoting in the booth, and even the bold decision to cancel the opening of the booth may have been an opportunity to show a new corporate stance.
