Pandemic a boon for Japan's hometown tax donation program
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New Year's meals from a high-end Kyoto restaurant, which is one of the gifts from the city under the hometown tax program. | CITY OF KYOTO / VIA KYODO
KYODO
Jan 30, 2021
OSAKA – Tax-deductible donations to local governments that allow people to receive local specialties in return have jumped sharply during the coronavirus pandemic, city officials and operators of donation websites say.
Under the
furusato nozei program aimed at aiding rural economies, people can make donations to municipalities where they do not reside. In addition to receiving tax breaks, they can get items in return such as local food from their chosen municipalities. Such gifts appear to have become more attractive as people spend more time at home.