日本免税店数量创历史新高 半年内新开2259家

《日本经济新闻》1月2日报道称，日本的免税店在2017年10月底之前的半年内增加了2259家。据日本观光厅统计，截至10月，日本国内的免税店数量为42791家，创历史新高。不仅在三大都市圈，在东北、北陆和四国等地方的免税店也迅速增加。

报道称，截至2017年10月，东京、名古屋和大阪三大都市圈的免税店数量为26347家，三大都市圈之外的地方为16444家，均比半年前增加了5%以上。从各都道府县来看，增幅最大的是德岛县的17.2%和福井县的16.9%。日本政府提出力争2018年将地方的免税店增至2万家的目标。

日本政府计划通过税制改革放宽免税店制度，推动免税店数量增加。在2018年度的税制改革中，将从2020年4月开始采用新的免税标准，一般商品和消耗品的消费额加在一起的总额只要超过5000日元(约合人民币288元)便可享受免税。而此前是必须分别购买5000日元以上才能免税。

来源：人民日报

The number of Japanese duty-free shops has set a new 2259 in the first half of the year

"Japanese economic news" reported that in January 2nd, Japan's duty-free shops before the end of October 2017 an increase of 2259 in the first half of the year. According to the statistics of the Japanese sightseeing hall, as of October, the number of duty-free shops in Japan is 42791, creating a new high. Not only in the three metropolitan areas in the northeast, north, and Shikoku, local duty-free shops also increased rapidly.

According to the report, as of October 2017, the number of duty-free shops in the three metropolitan areas of Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka was 26347, and 16444 out of three metropolitan areas were 5% more than that before six months ago. From each prefecture, is the largest increase in Tokushima county and 17.2% Fukui 16.9%. The Japanese government has proposed the goal of increasing the local duty-free stores to 2 million in 2018.

The Japanese government plans to relax the duty-free shop system through tax reform and promote the increase in the number of duty-free shops. In the 2018 tax reform, the new tax-free standard will be adopted in April 2020. The total consumption of general merchandise and consumables will be more than 5000 yen (288 yuan), which will be exempt from tax. And before it is necessary to buy more than 5000 yen to be duty-free.