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Earmarked Funds for Roads (1953 - )

The Special Funding Source System for Road Works was established in 1953 based on the idea that beneficiaries must bear the burden. This system requires car users to pay for the burden of road development focusing attention on fuel consumption, purchase and holding of a car. This enables stable funding resources not affected by varying financial situations, playing a significant role in progress of future road development.

Road Improvement and Source of Funds
multiple source of funds and projects

Sources Earmarked for Roads
earmarked percentage, tax rate and increase of tax from year 2000, by national and local governmennt,


Note 1: Tax income data are based on FY2004 initial budget and local public finance program plan. ( ) includes the amount of financial closing adjustment (Differences between tax income of FY2002 financial closing amount and FY2004 budget: Liquefied Petroleum Gas Tax and Gasoline Tax will be adjusted using Road Development Budget two years later.)
Note 2: The revenue from the Motor Vehicle Tonnage Tax is equal to about 80% of the nation’s share of this tax revenue (77.5%).
Note 3: The tentative tax rate is effective until the end of March 2008 (the end of April 2008 for the Motor Vehicle Tonnage Tax).

 

Change of Road Investment (billion yen)
local independent work, general road project, toll road. all decreased slightly from top level of 92-98
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