The Main Committee of the Tax Commission met on 22nd April 2003.
| The Main Committee of the Tax Commission met on 22nd April 2003. |
1. | The proceedings of the Sub－Committee on Fundamental Issues were explained and discussed, as follows: | |
| > | Professor Ishi, as Chairman of the Sub－Committee, and Tax Bureau staff explained the debate on the subjects of personal income tax and inheritance tax, and these were discussed. | |
| > | Soumusho staff explained the debate on the subject of local taxation (including extending the tax autonomy of local governments), and this was discussed. | |
| > | Professor Ishi explained the presentation given in the Sub－Committee on the subject of global warming. | |
| > | Tax Bureau staff explained the relationship between the non－performing loans problem and the tax system. | |
2. | The proceedings of the Sub－Committee on the Taxation of Financial Assets were explained and discussed, as follows: | |
| > | Committee member Professor Nakazato and Tax Bureau staff explained the debate and state－of－play in the Sub－Committee’s discussions. | |
3. | Forthcoming meetings of the Tax Commission and its Sub－Committees were announced: | |
| > | Committee member Professor Nakazato and Tax Bureau staff explained the debate and state－of－play in the Sub－Committee’s discussions. | |
13th May 2003: Sub－Committee on Fundamental Issues 16th May 2003: Sub－Committee on the Taxation of Financial Assets 27th May 2003: Main Committee Records (in Japanese) of the meetings of the Tax Commission and its Sub－Committees can be found at http://pbcms.mof.go.jp/jouhou/syuzei/sy012.htm Further details of the fiscal year 2003 tax reforms can be found in English at http://pbcms.mof.go.jp/wce/jsp/tax2003/tax2003_tr.htm Japanese documents, which go into more detail, can be found at http://pbcms.mof.go.jp/jouhou/syuzei/syuzei04.htm | ||
