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Consumption tax reduced rate (food and drink excluding alcohol and eating out; newspapers by subscription published twice a week or more), national + local

8 %

from 2019-10-01 · verified 2026-10-24 against the official source

軽減税率 消費税率 6.24パーセント 地方消費税率 1.76パーセント 合計 8パーセント
key
jp/consumption-tax/reduced-rate
value
8 %
period
—
effective
2019-10-01 to date
source
https://www.nta.go.jp/taxes/shiraberu/taxanswer/shohi/6303.htm
verified
2026-10-24 — fresh (13 days ago; next check by 2026-11-28)
next expected change
none named (irregular: changed by statute or order on no fixed date)
source checked
2026-11-02 (the newest day the automated check fetched the source page)
scope
Rates in force since 2019-10-01 (NTA タックスアンサー No.6303, 令和8年4月1日現在法令等). The proposed 1% rate on food from 2027-04-01 to 2029-03-31 is not included: it depends on a bill not yet passed (pending legislation).
hash
sha256:60fc9192f8d42d26bd5936c119698470a32bbfcdb163c7b13c1d70135dc86151
signature
EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/jp/consumption-tax/reduced-rate?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/jp/consumption-tax/reduced-rate

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