Osaka Izumisano Furusato tax payment system lawsuit Judgment on 30th June 16:14 on June 2
It was illegal to be exempted from the hometown tax system, and the Supreme Court held an argument in the Supreme Court that Osaka Izumisano City is suing the country, and the city has sought to be the hometown taxpayer. The sentence will be handed down on the 30th of this month.
The law was revised in response to the overheated competition for hometown tax refund products, and when four new municipalities such as Osaka Izumisano City were excluded from the target when it became a new system last June, Izumisano City The decision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications is illegal and requires a cancellation.
The Osaka High Court rejected the lawsuit from the city, and on the 2nd, an argument was held to hear the opinions of both the city and the country at the Supreme Court's third small court.
After the amendment of the law, the issue was whether the country was excluded from the target due to the way the city collected past donations, and Izumisano City said, "I have only done what I can do within the limits It is illegal for the country to exclude it because of past recruitment situations. The city has repeatedly stated that it will comply with the law, and I would like it to be designated as a target."
On the other hand, the government insisted, "In order to make donations solicited properly, past efforts should be included in the criteria for examination."
The ruling will be handed down on the 30th of this month and the Supreme Court's decision will be noted.