The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has announced that a part of the ordinary allocation tax scheduled to be issued in September 2021 will be issued on the 14th to a total of three cities in Tottori and Shimane prefectures that were damaged by the record heavy rain. I decided.
The ordinary allocation tax is issued by the national government four times a year to make up for the lack of financial resources of local governments, and can be issued earlier in the event of a major disaster.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has announced that it will issue a part of the ordinary allocation tax to Tottori City, Matsue City, and Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture, which were damaged by the record heavy rain, in September, totaling 4,346 million. I decided to deliver the yen on the 14th.
The amount of grant is 1,614 million yen for Tottori City, 1,484 million yen for Matsue City, and 1,248 million yen for Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture.
The ordinary allocation tax is also issued to Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture, which was damaged by the debris flow, with an advance of 49 million yen on the 12th.
At a press conference, Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takeda said, "We will continue to listen carefully to the actual situation of the affected local governments and take appropriate measures so that financial management will not be hindered."