[2015] Ending Tax Delinquency in Mie Prefecture

ストップ!県税滞納 ~12月・1月は県税の「差押強化月間」です~

2015/12/04 Friday Announcements, Highlights

The Prefectural Government will be stepping up seizure of assets from delinquent tax payers during the months of December and January.

~Not paying taxes when you have the means to do so is unacceptable! During this period, the government will be stepping up seizure of assets from individuals who have unfulfilled tax obligations~

Failing to pay prefectural taxes puts financial pressure on the prefectural government, and keeps the government from providing social services. It also places an unfair burden on those who pay their taxes on time.

Therefore, the government will use all legally available options to collect the full amount in taxes owed by individuals who are capable of, but refuse to pay, prefectural taxes. As a way of ensuring that all prefectural taxes are collected, the 8 Prefectural Tax Offices in Mie will be stepping up seizure of assets from delinquent tax payers as outlined below.

  1. Enforcement period  December 2015-January 2016 (2 months)
  2. Details
    (1) Repossession procedures:
    Repossession notices will be sent via post to delinquent taxpayers to encourage them to pay their taxes voluntarily. If the taxpayer ignores these warnings, the Mie Prefectural Government will seize assets equal to the amount that the individual owes in prefectural back taxes. Assets liable to be seized include savings, salary, accounts receivable, life insurance benefits, motor vehicles and real estate.
    ※If the decision is made to seize an individual’s motor vehicle, a tire lock may be affixed to the vehicle to prevent operation.
    ※Motor vehicles and real estate seized in this way will be sold at public auction via the internet. The funds acquired through these sales will be used to pay the back taxes owed by the original owner of the properties sold.
    (2) Raising initiative awareness
    Banners with information about this initiative will be displayed at all Prefectural Government buildings
  3. Misc
    Failure to pay any taxes directly collected by the Prefectural Government may result in seizure of assets. However, the focus of this initiative will be individuals who owe large amounts of motor vehicle taxes.

(Notes)

  • The primary taxes collected directly by the Mie Prefectural Government are motor vehicle tax, self-employment tax and real estate acquisition tax.
  • Status of motor vehicle tax collection for the 2015 fiscal year (as of October 2015)
    Collection rate 98,7%  Amount in unpaid back taxes 340,000,000 yen
  • Number of asset seizures conducted during the 2014 fiscal year:  6,743 (Number of asset seizures conducted Dec 2014-Jan 2015: 1,793)

 

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[Tsu] Multicultural Understanding Event

2015/12/04 Friday Announcements, Highlights

平成27年12月13日(日)に津市で「多文化理解イベント「集まれ!グローバルレンジャー ~世界を知る!学ぶ!楽しむ!~」」が開催されます

Multicultural Understanding Event

“Get together Global Rangers – Exploring the world! Learning! Enjoying!”

 

Date: December 13, 2015 (Sunday)
Hours: 10 am to 4 pm
Location: UST – Tsu 3F Mie Ken’min Kōryū Center (Tsu-shi, Hadokoro-chō 700)

Target audience: shōgakkō students and their parents

 

Activities:

  • Workshop for parents and children

– Mama & Kids! Let’s learn and play with games from various countries! (11:20 am to 12:10 pm)

– Exploring Africa and learning how to make paper bead! (12:50 pm to 1:40 pm)

– Learning about Asia’s New Year (2:50 pm to 3:50 pm)

Among other activities

 

  • Practical activities and exhibition

– Playing riddles, board games from various countries and art in paper!

Among other activities

 

  • Booths of typical dishes

– Let’s enjoy Bolivian, Nepalese, Korean, Mexican and Japanese culinary!

 

*We will be collecting the stickers handed out during workshop and on the booths. The participant who gets as many stickers as posssible will get a Global Ranger brooch.

*By printing the event’s pamphlet, coloring it at home, delivering it on the reception desk, the participant will get some swetties and snacks. (Pamphlets handed out will be exhibited during the event.)

 

Free admission

Capacity: there is no advanced application, but some activities will be carried out in a first- come- first – served-basis

Contact: Mie Shimin Katsudō Volunteer Center (Mie’s Citizens Volunteer Center)

Tel: 059-222-5995 Fax: 059-222-5971

 

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