In the "20 17 Tourism Vision Realization Plan" formulated by Japan Tourism Agency in May, it was pointed out that the "beneficiary burden method" would be adopted as a measure to ensure financial resources to promote tourism. Tamura Mingbi Valley, director of the Tourism Department, also said, "In order to improve the domestic tourist reception environment, the departure tax will be discussed." At present, we are studying the cases in Europe and the United States and making adjustments to incorporate the requirements of the 20 18 tax system revision.
There are also cases of introduction overseas. In Britain, departure tax is levied on passengers on international and domestic routes according to their distance. The per capita levy of economy class under 2000 miles is about 1900 yen (about RMB 1 15.4 yuan), and the total amount is about 380 billion yen, which is the general financial resources. In addition, France collects nearly 65,438+0,000 yen (about RMB 60 yuan) when tourists go outside the EU, more than 500 yen (about RMB 30 yuan) at home and in the EU, and spends about 65 billion yen on airport construction.
In 20 16, the number of tourists to Japan reached 24.04 million. According to simple calculation, assuming that 1 person collects 1000 yen, it will ensure financial resources of about 24 billion yen. The Japanese Ministry of Finance stated that "if there are specific measures, discussions will be held before the end of the year".
Visitors to Japan still focus on the "golden route" of Tokyo, Mount Fuji and Kansai, and guiding tourists to local cities in Japan has become a topic. Therefore, the re-perfection of tourism resources is indispensable. Japan Tourism Agency envisages using new financial resources to restore local old houses, cultural heritage and national parks, which will provide more "experiential consumption" for visitors to Japan.
However, the threshold for levying departure tax is very high, and there are still many ambiguities. Whether to include Japanese tourists and whether to limit the target to foreign tourists is still uncertain.
Around the taxation method, Japan will discuss adding the same mechanism to the air ticket fee as the domestic airport use fee. Overseas countries levy taxes on people, while Japan once asked airlines to bear them. Narita Airport charges passengers on international routes 26 10 yen per capita in the name of service facilities use fee and security service fee. Airlines and tourism are cautious about increasing taxes in the form of new taxes.
Under the background that the Tokyo Olympic Games and Paralympics will be held in three years, in order to achieve the goal of 40 million visitors to Japan in 2020, Japan needs to expand the scope of attracting tourists led by European and American countries. With regard to the consumption of tourists visiting Japan, it is necessary to strive to reach 8 trillion yen, which is about twice as much as it is now, and it is also indispensable for improving national tourism resources.
Japanese food is very good, so there is no departure tax. It is better to work hard on food.