Japan political party leader promises crypto tax cuts if elected

As a seasoned analyst with years of experience in global financial markets and taxation policies, I find Yuichiro Tamaki’s proposal for crypto tax reform quite intriguing. If elected, Tamaki’s plan to tax crypto gains at 20%, aligning them with stock market profits, could potentially stimulate the growth of the Web3 industry within Japan. However, given the current political landscape and the DPP’s limited representation in the lower house, it remains a challenging task for the party to implement this reform.


If elected, the leader of Japan’s Democratic Party for the People (DPP), Yuichiro Tamaki, has put forward a proposal for a tax structure on cryptocurrencies. Under this plan, the tax rate for crypto gains would be reduced to 20%.

If you believe that crypto assets ought to have a separate 20% tax rate rather than being categorized as other types of income, consider casting your vote for the Democratic Party. This is according to a statement made by Tamaki on October 20th in a translated X post.

However, it’s important to note that the realization of this plan might be quite some distance away, considering that Tamaki’s Democratic Party of Japan (DPP) currently only occupies 7 out of a total 465 seats in Japan’s House of Representatives, which is more commonly known as the lower house of the National Diet of Japan.

Taxing crypto gains at 20% would align them with the taxes paid on profits from the stock market.

No tax event would be triggered when exchanging one crypto asset for another under Tamaki’s plan.

As a fellow crypto investor, I’d be grateful if you could help share the pledges being made by the Democratic Party that are aimed at benefiting the people we’re all part of. Let’s spread the word and keep each other informed!

Japan political party leader promises crypto tax cuts if elected

Regarding X user Shonai Dog’s query, Tamaki indicated that the Democratic Party of Japan (DPP) might implement tax reductions on additional income sources down the line. However, at present, the DPP is mainly concentrating on establishing Japan as a pioneer in the Web3 realm.

“We want to make Japan a strong nation in the Web3 business.”

On October 27th, Japan will hold its elections. The Democratic Party of Japan’s primary focus in their campaign is promising to boost disposable income as a means to combat inflation.

Back in August, on the 30th, proposals were made public by Japan’s Financial Services Agency for a major revamp of their tax system starting from the fiscal year 2025. These plans contained measures aimed at reducing taxes on digital currencies like cryptocurrencies.

In Japan, crypto earnings are categorized as other income and taxed at a rate ranging from 15% to 55%, based on an individual’s total income.

For people who earn more than 40 million Japanese yen ($268,000) from cryptocurrency transactions, the taxes on those earnings can reach a maximum of 55%, as reported by crypto tax advisory company KoinX.

In comparison, profits earned from stock trading only incur a maximum tax rate of 20%.

In the end of the fiscal year, corporate crypto holders are required to pay a fixed 30% tax rate on their cryptocurrency assets, irrespective of whether they’ve earned a profit from selling them.

According to a poll conducted by the local news source Mainichi, Tamaki’s Democratic Party for the People faces a narrow possibility of victory in the upcoming Japanese election.

It’s predicted that the Liberal Democratic Party and its ally Komeito will continue to hold a significant number (approximately 465 out of 465) of the total seats, whereas the Democratic Party of Japan could see an expansion in their representation, potentially rising from 7 seats up to around 20 seats.

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2024-10-21 09:04