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Japanese industries demand tax cuts for decarbonisation

  • Märkte: Emissions
  • 01.11.23

Japan's major industry groups have requested the government implement further tax reforms to promote decarbonisation to strengthen their competitiveness in the international market.

The country's eight major industry groups, including the Japan Iron and Steel Federation, Petroleum Association of Japan (PAJ) and the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, revealed their joint requests to the government on 31 October, demanding more tax incentives for their investment in decarbonisation.

The groups said it is essential for the government to offer comprehensive support through cutting taxes to lift the predictability of private-sector investment, especially following rising operational costs. They specifically demanded the government abolish taxes on fixed assets that are depreciable. This is one of the reasons why the country's manufacturing sectors are losing international competitiveness, they said.

The requests are partly because of dissatisfaction with the existing Carbon Neutral Investment Promotion Tax Credit Scheme (CNTS) that temporarily offers tax credits on investments that contribute to decarbonisation. The groups criticised CCTS for its short duration, narrow scope and low upper limits for investment, concluding it is not adequate and practical to support private-sector investment for the country's decarbonisation drive.

Tax reform is part of wider requests to the government by Japanese industries. They are concerned that domestic investment is falling behind the US and EU that offer much dynamic measures, including the US' Inflation Reduction Act and the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), although various Japanese industry groups have opposed the CBAM's reporting obligations.

The government should implement tax measures along with budget allocations, PAJ president Shuichi Kito sought separately. These measures should not be limited to initial investments, he added.


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