Frequently Asked Questions about Yokohama Green Tax

"Yokohama Green Tax" is the city's own excess tax, which was established to promote efforts to create green conservation, such as purchasing forest land in the city and creating greenery in the town.
On the other hand, the “Forest Environmental Tax” is a national tax imposed nationwide, which was established mainly for the purpose of maintaining forests in mountainous areas where forestry is not feasible and promoting the use of domestic timber. The “Water Source Environmental Conservation Tax,” an excess tax in Kanagawa Prefecture, was established to enhance businesses that contribute to the conservation and revitalization of the water source environment.
In this way, the Yokohama Green Tax, the Forest Environmental Tax, and the Water Source Environmental Conservation Tax have different purposes and uses for taxation.
The government has stated that the forest environmental tax and the excess tax of local governments can coexist by organizing the use of the forest environment tax.
In addition, in the report of the Yokohama City Tax System Investigation Committee in FY2023, the Yokohama Green Tax and the Forest Environmental Tax / Water Source Environmental Conservation Tax are "utterly different in the purpose, purpose and use of taxation, It does not fall under double taxation. "

In order to stop the decline in greenery and pass on rich greenery to the future, it is necessary to carry out the purchase of privately owned forests that have achieved results so far and continue our efforts to create them with the Green conservation.
We extend taxation period about Yokohama green tax which is the stable financial resources for five years to push forward Yokohama green up plan well after 2024 and ask citizens for burden sequentially after 2024 Is what you do.
For details, please see "About the extension of Yokohama Green Tax".

In order to preserve a green environment in the future, it is necessary to steadily promote the creation of Green conservation, which requires stable financial resources that are not affected by the financial situation of each fiscal year.
In addition, in Motoichi where urbanization is progressing, it is difficult to realize it unless measures that exceed the "standard tax burden in general municipalities" such as purchasing forest land are implemented. .
In light of the widespread benefits of the creation of Green conservation, individuals and corporations, we are paying the Yokohama Green Tax through excess taxation of the per capita rate of municipal tax.
For details, please see "Overview of Yokohama Green Tax".

The use of the Yokohama Green Tax is based on the Yokohama Green Up Plan, which is primarily aimed at creating a green conservation.
・Ensure security of forest land and farmland
・Promotion of familiar greening
・Improvement of green quality through improvement of maintenance
・Projects that lead to the promotion of citizen participation such as volunteers
There are four items:
For details, please see "Yokohama Green Up Plan".