Talks between Japan's ruling and opposition parties have stalled regarding a proposal to eliminate the provisional gasoline tax surcharge. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/01/gas-tax-cut-talks-stalled/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #taxes #gas #cars #electricvehicles #ldp
Crowdfunding-style projects to address specific local challenges are gaining traction in Japan's hometown donation system. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/29/japan/society/japan-hometown-donations-crowdfunding/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #furusatonozei #taxes #localgovernment #crowdfunding
The internal affairs ministry has said it will bar four municipalities from taking part in Japan's furusato nōzei hometown tax donation program for two years due to their excessive spending on the program. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/26/japan/politics/four-municipalities-banned-from-furusato-nozei/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #furusatonozei #taxes #localgovernment #internalaffairsministry
There needs to be a backup capital in Japan that can take over Tokyo's functions in an emergency, Yoshimasa Hayashi, a candidate in the Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election, said in a recent interview. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/26/japan/politics/hayashi-interview-tokyo-backup/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #yoshimasahayashi #ldp #tokyo #nipponishinnokai #osaka #taxes #inflation #earthquakes #disasterpreparedness
Liberal Democratic Party presidential candidates are moving closer to the opposition on some economic issues as the ruling coalition's loss of the majority changes legislative dynamics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/24/economy/ldp-cadidates-economic-policy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #shigeruishiba #shinjirokoizumi #sanaetakaichi #takayukikobayashi #yoshimasahayashi #toshimitsumotegi #consumptiontax #taxes #ldp #japaneseeconomy #inflation #dpp
It's the million dollar question that may decide the fate of French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu: how to tax France's billionaires? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/18/world/politics/tax-rich-french-pm-budget/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #france #taxes #sebastienlecornu #emmanuelmacron

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan have agreed to set up a panel to discuss a refundable tax credit program aimed at helping low- and middle-income earners. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/17/japan/politics/ldp-cdp-agree-on-refundable-tax-credit-panel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #cdp #taxes #inflation

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People are rushing to sign up for furusato nо̄zei hometown donation system before the government tightens rules on donating through intermediate websites. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/12/companies/furusato-nozei-rush/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #furusatonozei #taxes
The Kobe Municipal Government is mulling a nonstatutory municipal tax on owners of vacant or underused units in high-rise condominiums in central districts of the city. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/10/japan/kobe-eyes-tax-on-unused-condo-rooms/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kobe #taxes #realestate #depopulation
Some local governments in Japan are turning to the hometown donation program to solicit contributions for projects aimed at passing down memories of World War II to future generations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/03/japan/hometown-donations-used-to-preserve-wartime-memories/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wwii #localgovernment #taxes #furusatonozei #museums

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India expects consumption tax cuts announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will give a boost to the economy without hurting the government’s fiscal deficit, helping to offset the fallout from higher U.S. tariffs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/18/economy/modi-india-tax-cuts-us-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #india #narendramodi #taxes #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs