Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, an American electric car maker, said that the tax payment for this year is expected to reach more than 1.2 trillion yen in Japanese yen.
It is seen as a reaction to criticism that the wealthy are not paying taxes properly.
Elon Musk, known for having huge assets, posted on Twitter on the 19th, "I plan to pay more than $ 11 billion in taxes," and the amount of tax paid is 1.2 trillion yen in Japanese yen. He revealed the prospect of going up too much.
In the United States, there is growing debate about raising taxes for the wealthy, saying that the amount of tax paid is not commensurate with the huge amount of assets.
Under these circumstances, when the American magazine "Time" chose Mr. Musk as "the person of this year," Senator Warren, a Democratic leftist, said, "I changed the illegal tax system and actually paid the tax to" the person of this year. " "Let's do it," Musk said, "I will pay more taxes than any American in history."
Last month, Mr. Musk took an unusual action calling for a vote on whether to sell some of his Tesla shares for tax payments, and is actually selling the shares.
The American media has said that tax payments in excess of 1 trillion yen are "generally correct."