Osaka City Izumisano December 18 15:32

Izumisano City, Osaka, is nearing to file a review with the country, saying that the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has greatly reduced the special allocation tax issued by the government to the local government because of the large amount of donation due to the hometown tax payment. became. It is unusual for local governments to challenge the country over a special allocation tax.

Special allocation tax is issued twice a year in December and March to local governments that were damaged by natural disasters.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said that this month, Izumisano City, Osaka, collected a large amount of donations from hometown tax payments, and exceeded the average financial power of local governments that can operate without relying on grant tax. We decided to reduce it by 10,000 yen to 7.1 million yen.

About this, Izumisano City said that it would be unsatisfactory to reduce the allocation tax because the income increased due to the hometown tax payment, and it will soon be appealed to the country through Osaka Prefecture, and related proposals will be submitted on the 20th Decided to submit to the city council.

According to Izumisano City, it is unusual for local governments to challenge the country over the special allocation tax.

With regard to hometown tax payment, Izumisano City has filed a lawsuit, seeking to cancel the decision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications that excluded Izumisano City from the new system, and a judgment will be handed down next month.