{"id":2074,"date":"2008-12-01T07:34:26","date_gmt":"2008-11-30T22:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=2074"},"modified":"2008-12-01T07:34:26","modified_gmt":"2008-11-30T22:34:26","slug":"mainichi-nj-now-eligible-for-goj-economic-stimulus-bribe-but-not-all-nj-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=2074","title":{"rendered":"Mainichi: NJ now eligible for GOJ “economic stimulus” bribe. But not all NJ residents."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hi Blog. \u00a0The GOJ has finally made it clear, after overmuch deliberation, that the “economic stimulus” cum political bribe to voters package will also be disbursable to non-voting taxpayers, i.e. NJ. \u00a0However, not all. \u00a0Only those with Permanent Residency or marriage with a Japanese. \u00a0So too bad you taxpaying residents who don’t marry or haven’t been by the grace of Immigration been granted permanent leave to remain. \u00a0You don’t get a sou for your contributions. \u00a0It’s better than nothing, and indeed is a sign of progress, but why the lines are drawn there are still mysterious. \u00a0Anyone with an address in Japan who is paying taxes should be eligible for the rebate. \u00a0But no. \u00a0Debito in Iwate.<\/p>\n

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Individuals to receive 12,000 yen under outline for cash handouts<\/h2>\n
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(Mainichi Japan) November 28, 2008<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/mdn.mainichi.jp\/mdnnews\/news\/20081128p2a00m0na017000c.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Courtesy JYLO<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Individuals will receive a minimum of 12,000 yen each under an outline on the distribution of 2 trillion yen in cash disbursements to the majority of households across Japan that was drafted on Friday, government officials said.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Discretion on distributing the financial handouts will be left to local governments, as the number of recipients could be limited based on their income.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The plan is part of the government’s stimulus package amid the economic slowdown triggered by the global financial crisis.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

According to the draft plan, the cash will be doled out to households by transferring the money to individual accounts at financial institutions after the head of each household files an application by postal mail to local governments.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The draft says it is desirable to start supplying the cash to households before the end of fiscal 2008, but the actual starting date will be decided by each municipal government. The deadline for applications is still being debated and will be either within three months or six months.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

While the government and the ruling coalition had earlier pledged to finish distributing the cash to all households before the end of this fiscal year, it has emerged that it will be unfeasible.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications on Friday held a meeting in Tokyo to explain the draft outline of the cash disbursements to officials of prefectural governments and municipal governments of major cities across the nation.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Under the draft plan, each municipal government will send application forms to the heads of households, who will be expected to return them with their bank account details. Municipal governments will confirm the identity of recipients by requiring them to send copies of their bankbooks and driver’s licenses together with their application. The officials may also transfer the cash to accounts already on record for use in withdrawing utility fees.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

If an individual cannot file an application through postal mail, the head of a household can visit the municipal government office and go through procedures to have the cash transferred to their account. Supplying the money through municipal government offices is also an option, but for safety reasons, it will be limited to cases where bank transfers are difficult.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The amount of cash to be doled out will be 12,000 yen per person, and additional 8,000 yen will be paid to those aged over 65 or under 18. The base date for determining a person’s age will be either Jan. 1 or Feb. 1 next year.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The cash will be provided by municipal governments where recipients have their residency registered as of the base date. As for foreigners, the cash allowance will be distributed to permanent foreign residents and the foreign spouses of Japanese nationals.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Municipal governments that opt to limit the number of recipients based on their income can decline to pay a cash allowance to those who earned at least 18 million yen in 2009. Municipal authorities will try to obtain consent from recipients to use their tax information to confirm their income before deciding on whether they are eligible for the cash allowance. If recipients refuse to allow use of the information, municipal officials can withhold from paying cash to them.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Many municipal governments are apprehensive toward the plan because it will bring about complex clerical work such as confirming recipients’ incomes. The ministry will work out further details of the plan while hearing opinions from municipal government officials.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

All expenses that arise for the cash disbursements will be covered by the central government, except for expenses to purchase equipment.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

ENDS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The GOJ has finally made it clear, after overmuch deliberation, that the “economic stimulus” cum political bribe to voters package will also be disbursable to non-voting taxpayers, i.e. NJ. However, not all. Only those with Permanent Residency or marriage with a Japanese. So too bad you taxpaying residents who don’t marry or haven’t been by the grace of Immigration been granted permanent leave to remain. You don’t get a sou for your contributions. It’s better than nothing, and indeed is a sign of progress, but why the lines are drawn there are still mysterious. Anyone with an address in Japan who is paying taxes should be eligible for the rebate. But no. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,12,4,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-good-news","category-immigration-assimilation","category-japanese-government","category-problematic-foreign-treatment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2074"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2074\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}