Special allocation tax 57.0 billion yen related to disasters in areas affected by typhoons, etc.
The amount of special grant tax to be issued to the local government from the country has been decided. While 57.0 billion yen was awarded to disaster-affected areas such as successive typhoons, Osaka Izumisano City, which collected a large amount of donations from hometown tax payments, was significantly reduced compared to last year.
The special allocation tax is issued twice a year in December and March to local governments that were damaged by natural disasters. The amount for December was reported by the Cabinet on the 13th.
According to it, the total amount is 319.9 billion yen, and the disaster-related grant amount is 57 billion yen in total for the record heavy rain in northern Kyushu in August and the disaster areas such as Typhoon No.15 and No.19 It has become.
On the other hand, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications stated that Izumisano City, Osaka, has collected a large amount of donations from April to May, and surpassed the average financial power of local governments capable of financial management without relying on grant tax. We decided not to issue anything other than disaster-related expenses.
As a result, the special allocation tax for Izumisano City was 7.1 million yen, a decrease of 420 million yen compared to the same period last year.
“The response to Izumisano City was made from the perspective of balancing the distribution of financial resources,” Minister Takahashi Takashi stated at a press conference.