防衛財源扱い、宮沢会長に一任　自民税調

　自民党税制調査会は１５日、防衛財源の扱いについて、宮沢洋一会長に一任することを決めた。（2022/12/15-17:31）

The tax panel of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday approved plans to raise the corporate and two other major taxes to finance an envisioned defense spending boost.
   But the plans, endorsed by the LDP's Research Commission on the Tax System, do not make clear when the taxes will be raised, only saying that the hikes will be carried at appropriate times in or after 2024.
   Under the plans, Japan will add a surtax of 4.0 to 4.5 pct to the corporate tax without changing the regular tax rates.
   Smaller companies will be allowed to deduct up to 10 million yen from their corporate tax bills before applying the surtax. The tax credit would exempt about 90 pct of such companies from the surtax entirely.
   Also, a surtax of 1 pct will be added to the special income tax for supporting reconstruction after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Revenue from the surtax will be used for defense purposes for the time being.