Approx. ¥ 750 billion, including support for new corona measures Special allocation tax for local governments March 27 12:36
The special allocation tax issued by the government to local governments this month was approximately ¥ 750 billion, including disaster-related expenses and financial support for measures against the new coronavirus.
The special allocation tax is issued twice a year in December and March to local governments affected by natural disasters. The amount of the allocation in March was reported at a cabinet meeting on March 27.
The total amount was 745.9 billion yen, of which disaster related expenses increased by about 43 billion yen compared to the previous year to 90.1 billion yen, due to the successive damage from the `` Boso Peninsula Typhoon '' and `` East Japan Typhoon ''. have become.
In addition, 1.5 billion yen was also included in the financial support for expenses borne by local governments, such as patient hospitalization expenses, as a measure against the new coronavirus.
On the other hand, Osaka Izumisano City, which collected a large amount of donation from the hometown tax payment, received the same amount as last year, except for disaster-related expenses, and the amount was 46 million yen.