To support the snow removal costs of local governments damaged by record heavy snow, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications will issue a part of the special allocation tax to be issued to 218 municipalities in 18 prefectures from March this week. I decided that.
The special allocation tax is issued by the national government twice a year to local governments that have been damaged by natural disasters.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said that in local governments damaged by the record heavy snowfall from last month, snow removal costs may increase and financial management may be hindered, so one of the special allocation taxes scheduled to be issued in March. The department has decided to move up 36,911 million yen and issue it on the 25th next week.
The target municipalities are 218 municipalities in total of 18 prefectures, and the amount of grant is the largest at 6.7 billion yen in Niigata prefecture, followed by 5,644 million yen in Hokkaido and 4,132 million yen in Yamagata prefecture. I will.
This is the seventh time since 2018 that the special allocation tax has been raised due to the damage caused by heavy snow, and it is the largest amount ever raised.
Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takeda said, "We will continue to take appropriate measures so that the financial management of local governments will not be hindered."