Hometown tax payment Tokyo Decrease in tax revenue in Setagaya Ward Three years later, over 10 billion yen or February 16 at 7:24
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Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, has decided to call on the government to reconsider the system, stating that the reduction in inhabitant tax income due to hometown tax is expected to exceed 10 billion yen in three years.
With a population of over 910,000, Setagaya Ward, the largest in municipalities in Tokyo, the reduction in inhabitant tax income due to hometown tax payments is increasing year by year, and this amount is about 5.4 billion yen this year, four years ago. It is expected to increase approximately 20 times, and it is expected to increase to 7 billion yen next year.
If the trend continues in the ward, the reduction in tax revenues is expected to exceed 10 billion yen in the fiscal year of Showa 4 three years later, impeding rebuilding of school buildings in elementary and junior high schools and maintenance of facilities for the elderly. It is coming.
Due to concerns about financial resources due to reduced tax revenues, the ward has already been reviewing the management plan for public facilities such as schools, and plans to change the cycle of renovation every 20 years from the previous 15 years.
"I think it would be nice for metropolises to provide some support to the devastated areas, but there are also cases where urban areas abuse this system with reciprocal goods. There are people who can do it, and there is no limit. I want to say that the country should review the system. "