ふるさと納税、新制度で減少　１９年度、４８７５億円―総務省

　総務省は５日、ふるさと納税の２０１９年度の寄付総額が前年度比４．９％減の４８７５億３９００万円になったと発表した。１９年６月から返礼品を「寄付額の３割以下の地場産品」に限る新制度が始まった影響で、１８年度まで６年連続で過去最高を更新した寄付総額は減少に転じた。
　受け入れ額は大阪府泉佐野市が首位。同市は昨年６月の新制度から除外されたが、制度開始直前にインターネット通販大手「アマゾン」のギフト券を返礼品に上乗せするキャンペーンを駆け込みで実施。４、５月の２カ月で１８４億９７００万円を集めた。
　２位は宮崎県都城市の１０６億４５００万円。北海道紋別市の７７億３８００万円、同白糠町の６７億３３００万円、同根室市の６５億８９００万円が続いた。（2020/08/05-18:04）

The total amount of money collected under Japan's "furusato nozei" hometown donation system in fiscal 2019 fell 4.9 pct from the previous year to 487,539 million yen, snapping a six-year streak of record highs, the internal affairs ministry said Wednesday.
   The drop reflected the introduction in June last year of a new system, which limits return gifts to local products worth 30 pct or less of the value of donations.
   The city of Izumisano in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, received the largest amount of donations, at 18,497 million yen. The city was initially excluded from the new system, but it racked up the amount in April-May 2019 by running a campaign to offer Amazon.com gift certificates, on top of its return gifts, to donors.
   The city of Miyakonojo in Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, ranked second, with 10,645 million yen. Municipalities in Hokkaido, northernmost Japan, took third through fifth places, with the city of Monbetsu gathering 7,738 million yen, the town of Shiranuka 6,733 million yen and the city of Nemuro 6,589 million yen.
   Under the furusato nozei system, people can make donations to local governments of their choice and in exchange qualify for residential tax breaks. Many recipient local governments offer gifts to donors in return.