Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications requests renegotiation with "solar panel tax" in Mimasaka City. Pointed out "insufficient discussion"
Mimasaka City, Okayama Prefecture is aiming to revise the ordinance for "solar panel tax for business use," but the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has remanded it to hold sufficient discussions with specific taxpayers. It has been pointed out that there is a lack of consultation with high-value taxpayers who have large power plants in the city.
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications "waited" for draft ordinance
Request consultation with specific taxpayer
On June 7, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications requested further discussions between the city and the "specified taxpayer" regarding the non-statutory purpose tax "solar panel tax for business use" planned to be introduced by Mimasaka City, Okayama Prefecture. Showed the idea to do.
Specified taxpayers in non-statutory purpose tax refer to high-paying taxpayers who account for 10% of the total tax payment amount. The 2004 tax reform stipulates that if the tax revenue ratio for a particular taxpayer is high, the taxpayer's opinion must be heard before the ordinance is enacted.
In the case of Mimasaka City this time, the specific taxpayers are Pacifico Energy Sakuto Godo Kaisha, which has a solar power plant of about 257.7 MW, and Pacifico Energy Misaku Musashi Godo Kaisha, which has a power plant of about 42 MW. It is thought that.
According to the Local Finance Council of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, "It is thought that there is a gap between the claims of both parties and there is a lack of discussion. On the other hand, it was confirmed that both parties have an intention to make adjustments as much as possible. The city and the specified taxpayer have announced their intention to deepen discussions again.
Both claims that do not mesh
Can we come to terms with many issues?
The draft ordinance on commercial solar panel tax in Mimasaka City is to impose a tax of 50 yen per square meter of panel area on commercial solar power plants in the city. The deliberation has continued for more than two years, and in December last year, it was passed by the city council with a majority in favor. It was at the stage where it would be enforced with the permission of the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, but this time it was effectively remanded. (Reference: Mimasaka City "Solar Panel Tax" passed by the city council. Enforced with the consent of the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications | SOLAR JOURNAL)
It is expected that discussions will be held with specific taxpayers regarding the draft ordinance in the future. The city is concerned about the impact of the development of solar power plants on agriculture and the living environment, countermeasures against natural disasters, and how to prevent the devastation of land after the project is completed.
On the other hand, the specific taxpayer pointed out that the taxation is effectively double taxation such as property tax and corporate tax, and that it may be contrary to the measures for 2050 carbon neutral promoted by the government. do. In addition, the implementation of the power generation project has undergone examinations by the national and prefectural governments, and claims that the risk of the solar power generation project is not significantly higher than that of other projects.
