Fukuoka City announced it will refund resident taxes mistakenly deducted from the August 15 pension payments of 5,868 individuals. A system error led to unnecessary tax withdrawals of up to ¥77,000 per person, totaling approximately ¥64.38 million. The mistake occurred when outdated data was sent to the Japan Pension Service. The city apologized and promised swift refunds and stronger procedures to prevent recurrence. Source: NHK
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