The consumption tax will be raised to 10%. How expensive is it to travel to Japan?

The consumption tax will be raised to 10%. How expensive is it to travel to Japan?

Eating at Disney and Universal Studios will be more expensive.

Although at present, overseas tourists can get most tax rebates for cosmeceuticals and department stores when they buy a specified amount of goods in Japan, the tax exemption clause does not apply to catering, accommodation and other expenses, so the future tourism expenditure is bound to increase.

According to the new rules, the consumption tax rate of food, non-alcoholic beverages, newspapers and other consumer goods in Japan will remain at 8%, while the tax rates of "in-store food" and "takeaway food" in the catering industry will be different. The former will be raised to 10%, while the latter will remain at 8%. The State Administration of Taxation of Japan also made it clear that for the catering consumption of theme parks and scenic spots such as Tokyo Disneyland and Universal Studios Osaka, as long as consumers sit in the restaurants in the parks, they will be charged 10% consumption tax according to the standard of "dining in the hall"; If packed and taken away, only 8% consumption tax will be charged. The difference in tax rates between in-store food and take-away food also applies to chain fast food restaurants such as McDonald's and Chikka in Japan.

In addition, the new regulations also stipulate that in consumer places such as convenience stores, if there is a rest area in the store and the owner indicates that "eating is prohibited in the rest area", the consumption tax rate for eating in the store is 8%. If you can eat directly in the store, eating in the store is 10% consumption tax.

How much impact will the consumption tax increase to 10% have on foreign tourists?

From the point of view of shopping, after the Japanese Tourism Agency reduced the duty-free quota of consumables and general commodities to 5,000 yen (about RMB 330 yuan), foreign tourists can enjoy duty-free as long as they buy the specified amount of commodities, which is generally not affected by the increase in consumption tax.

From the point of view of dining, traveling to Japan and dining in restaurants are many tourists' choices. One is to feel the atmosphere of Japanese restaurants, and the other is to stop for a while. If a person spends 2500 yen (excluding tax) while traveling in Japan, the consumption tax to be paid is 200 yen at the current tax rate of 8%; According to the consumption tax rate of 10%, the consumption tax is 250 yen, and the difference is 50 yen (about RMB 3 yuan).

Accommodation in Japan is more expensive. If calculated according to the consumption level of 4000 yen per person per night (excluding tax), the consumption tax to be paid is 320 yen at the current tax rate of 8%. According to the tax rate of 10%, the consumption tax to be paid is 400 yen, and the difference is 80 yen (about RMB 5 yuan).

The above is calculated according to the price of a tourist spending a meal and staying for one night in Japan, and the overall impact does not seem to be great. However, the premise of this calculation is that merchants will not raise prices after tax adjustment.

In fact, as the date of consumption tax increase approaches, in order to avoid the decline in sales caused by tax increase, many Japanese businesses have expressed their intention to raise prices. Since the beginning of this year, some beverages, dairy products, food, cosmetics, daily necessities, etc. Prices have already started to rise. In addition, many Japanese railway companies also plan to raise fares. For example, Nagoya Metro and Okinawa Monorail both announced that they would raise their fares.

What do you know about the travel tax to Japan?

Although the amount of various taxes and fees collected per capita is not large, it is indeed a big expense when accumulated. In terms of departure tax, according to the data of Japan Tourism Bureau,17.889 million Japanese left Japan last year, and 2,86910.0000 foreigners visited Japan, accounting for 46.58 million people. Based on this, the implementation of departure tax is expected to bring Japan an annual income of 40 billion to 50 billion yen.

International tourism tax

Japan began to levy an international tourism tax (departure tax) on all individuals leaving Japan this year. Per person 1000 yen (about RMB 63 yuan). Japan's departure tax is levied regardless of nationality, and both foreign tourists visiting Japan and Japanese nationals traveling or working overseas are within the scope of departure tax collection. According to the regulations, individuals who have reached the age of 2 and stayed in Japan for more than 24 hours are required to pay "departure tax" when they leave Japan by plane or ship.

accommodation tax

Accommodation tax, also known as "accommodation tax", is generally determined according to the accommodation fee per person per night, but different urban areas have their own different standards. Kyoto accommodation tax is divided into three grades: 200 yen under 20,000 yen, 500 yen from 20,000 to 50,000 yen, and 50,000 yen or more 1 0,000 yen. According to the Tokyo accommodation tax, the accommodation fee per night is less than 654.38+0000 yen, between 654.38+0000 yen and 654.38+0000 yen, and over 654.38+0000 yen is 200 yen. Besides accommodation tax, Osaka also has a "bath tax" for accommodation facilities with hot springs. It is understood that there are about 17 hot spring hotels and hot spring baths in Osaka. According to the regulations, the charge per person per day is 150 yen.