（National system）Independence & recovery support employment creation business siting subsidy
| Program to support establishing manufacturing and service industries, etc. | |
|---|---|
| Business objective | To secure workplaces for disaster victims and accelerate their independence and return going forward, this program supports companies that build new or additional facilities such as factories to create employment and industrial clusters in areas under an evacuation order, etc. in Fukushima Prefecture. |
| Eligible businesses (industry type) |
Manufacturing, wholesale/retail, food and beverage services, lifestyle-related services, etc. |
| Covered areas | Area inside the orange boundary in the map above (map area ③) |
| Covered facilities | (1) Factories, (2) distribution facilities, (3) testing and research facilities, (4) facilities provided for call centers, data centers, (5) shops (facilities for wholesale/retail, lifestyle-related services such as restaurants), (6) lodging facilities, (7) company housing, (8) machines and equipment (machinery provided for businesses conducted in facilities for (1)-(4)), etc. |
| Covered costs | Land acquisition costs, land development costs, building acquisition costs, equipment costs ※ Applicable costs shall be expenses genuinely necessary and appropriate for the purpose of executing relevant businesses. |
| Eligibility conditions | Number of new local employees corresponding to the amount of investment in fixed assets (see table at bottom) |
| Proportion of grant | ① Zones where the evacuation order has been lifted (within the past 3 years), approved specified reconstruction and recovery zones (sections of Tomioka, Okuma, Futaba, sections of Namie,sections of Katsurao, sections of Iitate) Small and medium-sized businesses: up to 3/4 Large businesses: up to 2/3 ② Zones where the evacuation order has been lifted (excluding ① at top) (sections of Minamisoma, sections of Tomioka, sections of Namie, sections of Katsurao) Small and medium-sized businesses: up to 2/3 Large companies: up to 1/2 ③ Zones where the evacuation order has been lifted (excluding ① , ② at top) (sections of Tamura, sections of Kawamata, Hirono, Naraha, Kawauchi, sections of Iitate) Small and medium-sized businesses: up to 3/5 Large businesses: up to 2/5 |
| Subsidy upper limit | 3 billion yen (5 billion yen for proposals particularly highly rated by a third-party committee) |
| Advance start | ・In principle, subsidized projects start after subsidy selection. ・An exception is the exclusive case whereby, in light of a business contributing to quick recovery from the disaster, it is expressly approved by the executive office, etc. and permission is given to start prior to subsidy selection (early start) as there is risk of major loss stemming from losing the opportunity to establish a company unless an order/purchase/contract, etc. is carried out in advance of subsidy selection. |
Hiring requirements
| Capital outlay for fixed assets | Number of new local employment※1 |
|---|---|
| 30 million yen or more | 2 people or more※2 |
| 50 million yen or more | 3 people or more |
| 100 million yen or more | 5 people or more |
| 1,000 million yen or more | 10 people or more |
| 2,000 million yen or more | 20 people or more |
| 3,000 million yen or more | 30 people or more |
| 4,000 million yen or more | 40 people or more |
| 5,000 million yen or more | 50 people or more |
| 6,000 million yen or more | 60 people or more |
| 7,000 million yen or more | 70 people or more |
| 8,000 million yen or more | 80 people or more |
| 9,000 million yen or more | 90 people or more |
| 10,000 million yen or more | 100 people or more |
※1 "New local employees" are defined as
(1) persons among the "regular employees or non-regular employees (regular employees, etc.)" hired on the premise of working at relevant "factories, etc." newly established by a subsidized business after the date of subsidy selection who have a residence and work in Fukushima Prefecture at the time the subsidized project is concluded, and
(2) includes regular employees, etc. who relocated their "residences" and transferred their "workplaces" from a region not eligible for subsidy to a region eligible for subsidy for the purpose of working in applicable newly established "factories, etc."
※2 Only in the case of applicable facilities (5), (6), and (7)
| Program to support establishing regional economic effects | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 Businesses contributing to promoting key areas of the Fukushima International Research City Framework (Innovation Framework) | 2 Businesses contributing to promoting industry establishment and the independence and return of residents in zones under an evacuation order, etc. | |
| Business objective | To secure workplaces for disaster victims and accelerate their independence and return going forward, this program supports companies that build new or additional facilities such as factories to create employment and industrial clusters in areas under an evacuation order, etc. in Fukushima Prefecture. | |
| Eligible businesses | Key areas of the Fukushima Innovation Coast Framework ① Decommissioning ② robots/drones ③ energy/environment/recycling ④ agriculture, forest, and fishery industries ⑤ medical-related areas ⑥ aerospace |
All industries |
| Covered areas | Area inside the orange boundary in the map above (map area ③) and area inside the green boundary (map area ①) |
Area inside the orange boundary in the map above (map area ③) |
| Covered facilities | (1) Factories, (2) distribution facilities, (3) testing and research facilities, (4) facilities provided for call centers, data centers, (5) shops (facilities for wholesale/retail, lifestyle-related services such as restaurants), (6) lodging facilities, (7) company housing, (8) machines and equipment (machinery provided for businesses conducted in facilities for (1)-(4)), etc. | |
| Covered costs | Land acquisition costs, land development costs, building acquisition costs, equipment costs ※Eligible costs shall be expenses genuinely necessary and appropriate for the purpose of executing relevant businesses. |
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| Eligibility conditions | (1) Hiring requirements Number of new local employees corresponding to the amount of investment in fixed assets (see table at right) (2) Regional economic effects requirements (additional amount of added value) Using the fiscal year subsequent to the fiscal year the program is concluded as the base year, the additional amount of added value shall be an average annual rate of 5.0% or higher over a 3-year period from that subsequent fiscal year. (3) Regional economic effects requirements (value of transactions with local companies) A value of transactions corresponding to the amount of investment in fixed assets with businesses (local companies) having a head office in a zone under an evacuation order, etc. over a 5-year period from the fiscal year subsequent to the fiscal year the program is concluded (see table at right) |
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| Proportion of grant | ① Zones where the evacuation order has been lifted (within the past 3 years), approved specified reconstruction and recovery zones (sections of Tomioka, Okuma, Futaba, sections of Namie, sections of Katsurao, sections of Iitate) Small and medium-sized businesses: up to 4/5 Large businesses: up to 3/4 ② Zones where the evacuation order has been lifted (excluding ① above) (sections of Minamisoma, sections of Tomioka, sections of Namie, sections of Katsurao) Small and medium-sized businesses: up to 3/4 Large businesses: up to 2/3 ③ Zones where the evacuation order has been lifted (excluding ① , ② above) (sections of Tamura, sections of Kawamata, Hirono, Naraha, Kawauchi, sections of Iitate) Small and medium-sized businesses: up to 2/3 Large businesses: up to 1/2 ④ Zones within the 15 municipalities in the Coastal Region, etc. that did not have an evacuation order (Iwaki, Soma, sections of Tamura, sections of Minamisoma, sections of Kawamata, Shinchi) Small and medium-sized businesses: up to 1/2 Large businesses: up to 1/3 |
① Zones where the evacuation order has been lifted (within the past 3 years), approved specified reconstruction and recovery zones (sections of Tomioka, Okuma, Futaba, sections of Namie, sections of Katsurao, sections of Iitate) Small and medium-sized businesses: up to 3/4 Large businesses: up to 2/3 ② Zones where the evacuation order has been lifted (excluding ① above) (sections of Minamisoma, sections of Tomioka, sections of Namie, sections of Katsurao) Small and medium-sized businesses: up to 2/3 Large businesses: up to 1/2 ③ Zones where the evacuation order has been lifted(excluding ① , ② above) (sections of Tamura, sections of Kawamata, Hirono, Naraha, Kawauchi, sections of Iitate) Small and medium-sized businesses: up to 3/5 Large businesses: up to 2/5 |
| Subsidy upper limit | 3 billion yen (5 billion yen for proposals particularly highly rated by a third-party committee) | |
| Advance start | ・In principle, subsidized projects start after subsidy selection. ・An exception is the exclusive case whereby, in light of a business contributing to quick recovery from the disaster, it is expressly approved by the executive office, etc. and permission is given to start prior to subsidy selection (early start) as there is risk of major loss stemming from losing the opportunity to establish a company unless an order/purchase/contract, etc. is carried out in advance of subsidy selection. |
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Hiring requirements
| Capital outlay for fixed assets | Number of new local employment※1 |
|---|---|
| 30 million yen or more | 1 people or more※2 |
| 50 million yen or more | 2 people or more |
| 100 million yen or more | 3 people or more |
| 1,000 million yen or more | 5 people or more |
| 2,000 million yen or more | 10 people or more |
| 3,000 million yen or more | 15 people or more |
| 〜 | 〜 |
| 10,000 million yen or more | 50 people or more |
※1 "New local employees" are defined as
(1) persons among the "regular employees or non-regular employees (regular employees, etc.)" hired on the premise of working at relevant "factories, etc." newly established by a subsidized business after the date of subsidy selection who have a residence and work in Fukushima Prefecture at the time the subsidized project is concluded, and
(2) includes regular employees, etc. who relocated their "residences" and transferred their "workplaces" from a region not eligible for subsidy to a region eligible for subsidy for the purpose of working in applicable newly established "factories, etc."
※2 Only in the case of applicable facilities (5), (6), and (7)
Regional economic effects requirements
(value of transactions with local companies)
| Site location | Zones under an evacuation order, etc. | Zones not under an evacuation order, etc. |
|---|---|---|
| Capital outlay for fixed assets | Transaction value (yearly average)※3 | |
| 30 million yen or more | 40 million yen or more | 80 million yen or more |
| 50 million yen or more | 40 million yen or more | 80 million yen or more |
| 100 million yen or more | 80 million yen or more | 160 million yen or more |
| 1,000 million yen or more | 200 million yen or more | 400 million yen or more |
| 2,000 million yen or more | 400 million yen or more | 800 million yen or more |
| 3,000 million yen or more | 600 million yen or more | 1,200 million yen or more |
| 〜 | 〜 | 〜 |
| 10,000 million yen or more | 2,000 million yen or more | 4,000 million yen or more |
※3 The average annual amount over a 5-year period from the fiscal year subsequent to the fiscal year that includes the day the subsidized project was concluded
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03Japan’s Top-level Financial support
- （National system）Independence & recovery support employment creation business siting subsidy
- (National system) Tsunami & nuclear disaster area employment creation business siting subsidy
- Fukushima industry enhancement company siting promotion subsidy
- Regional revitalization implementation and development promotion cost subsidy
- Subsidy to encourage transfer of head office functions to Fukushima Prefecture
- ICT office location promotion project cost subsidy (Operation costs/Initial costs assistance)
- Subsidy for companies locating in the vicinity of Fukushima Prefecture's nuclear power facilities (F subsidy)
- Exemption for taxation based on the Act on Special Measures for the Reconstruction and Revitalization of Fukushima (tax benefit)
- Special tax regulations according to the "Fukushima Special Zone for Promoting the Investment in the Reconstruction of Industry" (tax benefits)
- Tax system for strengthening regional bases (tax benefits)
- Tax incentives faor prefectural taxes
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