Hokkaido Auctions before the tax hike Successful bids of over 10 million yen one after the other September 18 18:29
Before raising the consumption tax rate on the 1st of next month, a horse-riding race for horses was held in the horse production area, Shinhidaka-cho, Hokkaido, and people concerned were expecting rush demand before the tax increase.
In the Hokkaido market, which specializes in racehorses in Shin-Hidaka Town, “September Sale”, a 1-year-old horse competition market mainly raised in the Hidaka region, will debut as early as next summer. A lot of horse owners packed up.
When the auction started, the amount of money displayed on the monitor rose, and it was sold one after another at an amount exceeding the 10 million yen range.
In this newly established sale, a total of 528 heads were bid in two days.
Before the consumption tax rate was raised to 10% on the 1st of next month, there were voices from expecting rush demand before the tax increase from those involved in expensive transactions.
Among them, a man from a ranch who gave out three horses in a bid said, “As a racehorse producer, we wanted to sell horses as soon as possible, so it was good that the race was held at this time just before the tax increase.” I was talking.