Miyazaki Prefecture to Receive 12.8 Billion Yen in Special Tax Grant
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has determined it will distribute 276.6 billion yen in special tax grants for the month of December. A total of 16.6 billion yen will be distributed to local governments in Miyazaki Prefecture to offset the costs for measures they took to combat the foot-and-mouth disease epidemic in April. The prefecture itself will receive 10.87 billion yen to deal with the epidemic in addition to the usual 1.94 billion yen allocation, making a total of roughly 12.8 billion yen.