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Japan Forest Environment Transfer Tax (Rinshin Kankyō Jōyo Zei)

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Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported Top 3% 80/100 · Ask Evidence Copilot about this practice

Since 2019, Japan distributes ¥40–62 billion/year to municipalities and prefectures for managing private plantation forests; from April 2024 funded by a ¥1,000/capita national levy covering all citizens, with 35 watershed funds channelling payments to private forest owners.

¥40–62bn /yr
Annual distribution to local governments (since 2019)
¥1,000
National per-capita levy (from April 2024)
35
Watershed funds
Japan Forest Environment Transfer Tax (Rinshin Kankyō Jōyo Zei)

Details

Maturity
Established
Promoter
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) / Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Period
2019-present
Keywords
Forest, watershed, carbon, national transfer tax, plantation management

Context

Since 2019 Japan's Forest Environment Transfer Tax has distributed funds to municipalities and prefectures for managing private plantation forests; from April 2024 it is funded by a national levy of ¥1,000 per capita, with watershed funds channelling payments to private forest owners.

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