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地方交付税 (ちほうこうふぜい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

地ち方ほう交こう付ふ税ぜい

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Meanings

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noun

local allocation tax

A national tax collected by the central government and redistributed to local governments to correct fiscal disparities. Used in public finance and administrative contexts.

地ち方ほう交こう付ふ税ぜいは、自じ治ち体たい間かんの財ざい政せい格かく差さを是ぜ正せいするために配はい分ぶんされる。
Local allocation tax is distributed to correct fiscal disparities among municipalities.

Kanji

地ground, earth
方direction, person, alternative
交mingle, mixing, association
付adhere, attach, refer to
税tax, duty

Similar words

地ち方ほう税ぜい
Local taxes collected directly by local governments, as opposed to 地方交付税 which is collected nationally and then redistributed.
国こっ庫こ支し出しゅつ金きん
National treasury disbursements for specific purposes, whereas 地方交付税 is a general revenue source for local governments with no usage restrictions.

Etymology

Compound of 地方 (local), 交付 (delivery, grant), and 税 (tax). The term reflects the mechanism of national tax revenue being granted to local entities.