OSAKA, Aug 28 (News On Japan) –
An knowledgeable panel for the Osaka Prefectural Government has advisable shelving a plan to introduce a levy on international vacationers, concluding that the proposal can not transfer ahead presently.
Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura signaled in March 2024 that he aimed to introduce a system requiring international guests to bear a part of the price of measures towards overtourism, prompting a panel of college professors and different specialists to check the thought.
On August 27, the panel reported to the prefecture that the scheme faces quite a few authorized and sensible challenges and mentioned it has no alternative however to place the introduction on maintain.
Among the explanations cited have been the dearth of a authorized foundation for asking solely foreigners to shoulder the burden and the chance of violating tax treaties that prohibit discrimination primarily based on nationality.
The prefectural authorities mentioned it is going to assessment its subsequent steps in mild of the panel’s suggestion.
Source: YOMIURI