Regarding the "aircraft fuel tax," which will be one of the focal points of the tax reform next year, the government plans to raise the tax amount, which has been reduced to 9000 yen per kiloliter this year, to 13,000 yen due to the influence of the new corona. Was solidified.
We will make adjustments with the ruling party at the beginning of the week.
The "aircraft fuel tax" that is levied on fuel loaded into aircraft was 18,000 yen per kiloliter until last year, but due to the influence of the new coronavirus, it has been reduced to 9000 yen only this year, and this tax reduction measure Is one of the focus of tax reform next year.
On the 2nd, the Liberal Democratic Party Tax Commission decided to discuss this in the direction of reducing the range of tax cuts, although the measures will continue next year.
Under these circumstances, the government has decided to raise the aviation fuel tax amount for the next fiscal year to 13,000 yen per kiloliter, according to the people concerned.
In light of the discussions within the Liberal Democratic Party that there are concerns about the impact of "Omicron shares" while aviation demand is recovering, we have decided to limit the increase to a certain extent.
The government and the ruling party will make final adjustments at the beginning of the week and include them in the ruling party tax reform outline.