In order to promote the spread of My Number Cards, Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Kaneko expressed his intention to reflect the card issuance rate of each local government when calculating the local allocation tax for the next fiscal year.
About My Number Card The government aims to reach almost all citizens by the end of March next year, but as of the 15th of this month, the number of cards issued is about 56.94 million, and the rate of issuance is 45%.
Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Kaneko told reporters in Oda City, Shimane Prefecture, that "My Number Card is a tool that is the basis of a digital society, and we are accelerating efforts to promote dissemination in close cooperation with local governments, such as application support. I will go. "
In addition, "Municipalities that have become more widespread are expected to develop even more efforts than other local governments. We will consider reflecting the status of the issuance rate of each local government in the calculation of the local allocation tax for the next fiscal year. When calculating the local allocation tax for the next fiscal year, he expressed his intention to reflect the card issuance rate for each municipality.