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Forest Environmental Tax and Forest Environment Transfer Tax (National Tax)
Last Updated October 28, 2024
Overview of Forest Environmental Tax and Forest Environment Transfer Tax (National Tax)
The Forest Environmental Tax is a national tax established by the tax reform in FY2019 in order to stably secure local financial resources to achieve Japan's greenhouse gas emission reduction targets and prevent disasters.
The main purpose of this project is to improve forests in mountainous areas where forestry is not established, and to promote the use of domestic timber in urban areas.
The forest environmental tax has been taxed (*) since FY2024, but the forest environment transfer tax has been transferred since FY2019 because it is necessary to respond to various issues at the forest site as soon as possible. . (* Taxation from FY2024, taking into account the fact that the tax rate of the per capita rate of personal residence tax has been raised until FY2023 to secure financial resources related to disaster prevention measures implemented by each local government based on the lessons learned from the Great East Japan Earthquake)
In particular, the tax reform in fiscal 2020 caused enormous damage due to natural disasters in recent years, and it is necessary to further promote forest maintenance, etc. The amount of the transfer was increased ahead of schedule.
| Purpose (Objective) | In order to secure stable local financial resources to achieve Japan's greenhouse gas emission reduction targets and prevent disasters. |
|---|---|
| Tax method and tax rate | 1,000 yen per year is levied together with personal residence tax. |
| Tax period | From FY2024 |
| Transfer to municipalities | The government will transfer it on a certain basis from FY2019 (until FY2024, utilize the reserve of the local government financial institution) |
| How to use it | Expenses related to forest maintenance and promotion such as thinning, human resource development and securing workers, promotion of wood use and dissemination enlightenment, etc. |
Use in Yokohama City
Based on the purpose of the forest environmental tax, Yokohama City promotes the use of domestic timber as a role of urban areas to support forest maintenance in mountainous areas, and the forest environment transfer tax allocated to Motoichi is school facilities We will utilize it as a financial source for utilizing domestic timber when building and renovating public facilities such as parks and parks.
Utilizing domestic timber for interior finishing of facilities, etc., we will promote the consumption of wood and promote the development of an environment where citizens can interact with wood and feel the warmth of wood, leading to the expansion of wood consumption in the future. I will continue.
In fiscal 2024, we plan to use 403 million yen for school rebuilding projects and construction of timber for public facilities such as parks and Chuo-toshokan.
※[Reference] Basic policy on rebuilding Yokohama municipal elementary and junior high school facilities:
https://translate-en.city.yokohama.lg.jp/kurashi/kosodate-kyoiku/kyoiku/sesaku/gakko/tatekae/20230613151334176.html
Results of utilization in Yokohama City
Completed in June 2023 at Shiomidai Elementary School Library
Completed in March 2023 at Arai Junior High School Budojo
| Fiscal year | Amount of transfer | Total |
Fund funding （B） |
Utilization in business |
Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 404 million yen | 404 million yen | 195 million yen | 209 million yen | Promotion of the use of wood at school-related facilities
※A portion of the fund reserve is funded in the following fiscal year |
| 2022 | 404 million yen | 404 million yen | 202 million yen | 202 million yen | Promote the use of wood at school-related facilities
|
| 2021 | 305 million yen | 305 million yen | 73 million yen | 232 million yen | Promote the use of wood at school-related facilities
|
Cumulative total |
¥1,557 million | ¥1,557 million | 914 million yen | 643 million yen | ※With the completion of the maintenance of the wooden school building (Makigahara Elementary School) in 2026, the entire amount accumulated up to that point will be used. |
※Fund funding is provided to the School Facility Improvement Fund as a forest environment transfer tax.
※Since rounding is for each item, it may not match the total etc.
Country/Kanagawa Prefecture Page
Forestry Agency HP Forest Environmental Tax and Forest Environment Transfer Tax (outside site)
Kanagawa Prefecture HP Forest Environmental Tax and Forest Environment Transfer Tax (outside site)
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