Due to the increase in tax revenues of local governments against the background of strong corporate profits, the number of local governments that can manage their finances without receiving local allocation tax from the national government, so-called "non-granting organizations," has increased to 73 local governments, and the new Corona The number of local governments has increased by 19 from last year, which decreased due to the impact.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has decided the amount of the ordinary allocation tax to be allocated this year, and Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Kaneko reported at a cabinet meeting on the 26th.
According to this, 16,970.5 billion yen was allocated to 1692 local governments this year, an increase of 3.5% compared to last year.
This is due to an increase in local government spending such as social security-related expenses and a new increase in local burdens to raise incomes for long-term care staff and childcare workers, and this is the fourth consecutive year that it has exceeded the previous year. is.
On the other hand, due to the improvement in corporate performance, which had been depressed due to the impact of the new Corona, the tax revenue of corporate enterprise tax and corporate inhabitant tax increased, and the tax revenue of local consumption tax increased due to the recovery of consumption. The number of local governments that can operate, so-called "non-granting organizations," is 73.
This is the first increase in three years, an increase of 19 local governments from last year.
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, "Many local governments have increased tax revenues, but the local governments still have few independent financial resources, and the difficult situation remains. We will continue to strive for stable financial management." increase.