Commission fees for furusato nōzei portal sites exceed 10% of donated funds
Commission fees paid by local governments to intermediary website operators as part of Japan's furusato nōzei hometown tax donation program reached 11.5% of the value of donations in fiscal 2024, an internal affairs ministry survey showed Tuesday.The ministry plans to urge such portal site operators to lower their commission fees, as part of plans to increase the amount of donated funds made available to local governments."Commissions for websites alone have reached a high level," internal affairs minister Yoshimasa Hayashi told a news conference. "We're strongly aware of this issue."
