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IAG JAN 2021年1月 亞博匯 15 JAPAN TAX COMMISSIONER CONFIRMS CASINO WINNINGS OF FOREIGN VISITORS WILL BE TAX EXEMPT 日本稅務委員會確認外國訪客 在日本賭場贏得的金錢可獲免稅 請於asgam.com註冊獲取《亞博匯早報》 Sign up to receive IAG Breakfast Briefing at asgam.com AKIRA AMARI , chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party’s tax commission, has confirmed the government’s intention to adjust the tax system so that “winnings” earned in an IR’s casino would be tax exempt for foreign visitors to Japan. The plan was detailed to reporters following a meeting of the LDP’s tax commission in early December and reflected in the party tax reform outline published on 10 December. “It should be fine to employ themethod of tax exemption based on international standards,” Amari said in regard to foreigners, adding, “If no one comes to an IR we develop, then it will all be pointless. We need to keep with international norms.” There had previously been a proposal from theMinistry of Finance to tax casino winnings – a concept that was met with dismay by potential investors – however this direction has now been scrapped. Under the revised plan, Japanese locals will be taxed in a similar way to other public sports and horseracing, where income tax is taken if winnings exceed a certain amount. 日本自由民主黨稅務委員會 主席甘利明確認政 府對於更改稅制的意向，讓外國訪客無需就從綜 合度假村的娛樂場中贏得的金錢繳稅。自12月初 自民黨舉行稅務委員會會議之後，隨即向記者詳 細披露該計劃，並反映在該黨於12月10日的黨內 稅務改革計劃之中。 甘利明在談及外國旅客時表示﹕「根據國際 標準來實行這種稅務豁免方式應該是沒有問題 的。」他續稱：「如果沒有人到訪我們開發的綜合 度假村，那就變得沒有意義。我們需要與國際慣 例保持一致。」 日本財務省早前曾提議向賭場內的彩金徵 稅。這概念令到潛在投資者感到不悅，而現在這 個方向很有可能被放棄。 根據更改後的計劃，日本本地人會以一個與 公共體育及賽馬相似的方式被課稅，當中如果彩 金超過某個數目，將被徵收入息稅。