| Target
areas |

A. Port Island 2nd Stage + Northwestern part of Port Island + Airport Island
Target Business*1 |

B. Commercial district
in HAT Kobe
(Targeting foreign/ foreign-affiliated companies.) |

C. Sannomiya, Port
Island 1st Stage, Commercial District in Rokko Island |

D. Kobe Techno
-Logistics Park |
| Preferential
measures |
| Taxation |
Fixed property tax
Urban planning tax |
50% discount for
3 years.
(Land, buildings and depreciable assets) |
50% discount for
3 years.
(Buildings and depreciable assets) |
- |
50% discount for
3 years.
(Land, buildings and depreciable assets) |
| Business facility tax |
50% discount for 3 years.
Eligibility: Core business*2 |
- |
- |
50% discount for 3 years. Eligibility: Core business* |
| Real estate acquisition tax |
50% discount. Limit: ¥200 million
(Land and buildings)
|
50% discount. Limit:
¥200 million
(Bbuildings) |
- |
50% discount. Limit:
¥200 million
(Land and buildings)2 |

Subsidies |

To create employment and introduce alternative energy
facilities |

Description |
(1) Subsidy for new employment of local residents: ¥300,000 /person
(2) Subsidy for the adoption of alternative energy: Subsidy rate:
1/2
Limit: (1) (2) ¥300 million |
| Eligibility |
Businesses
that purchase or rent land
Invest ¥50 million or more in buildings
and facilities
Newly hire 11 or more local residents
|
- |
Businesses that purchase
or rent land
Invest
¥50 million or more in buildings and facilities
Newly hire 11 or more local residents |
Foreign/
foreign-affiliated companies that rent offices
Newly hire 11 or more local residents |
- |
| Subsidy
for initial investment on advanced technology business |
Subsidy
rate: 3% of the investment (Land not included)
No limit (Up to 1 billion per fiscal year)
Eligibility: Invest ¥5 billion or more in an Advanced
Technology Business (Land not included). |
- |
Subsidy
rate: 3% of the investment (Land not included)
No limit (Up to 1 billion per fiscal year)
Eligibility: Invest ¥5 billion or more in an Advanced
Technology Business (Land not included). |
| Subsidy
for initial investment on R&D-type business |
Subsidy rate: 3%
of the investment (Land not included)
No limit (Up to 1 billion per fiscal year)
Eligibility: Invest ¥1 billion or more in R&D-type
medical care businesses (Land not included). |
- |
- |
- |
| Industrial
cluster promotion subsidy *3 |
Subsidy rate: 50%
of rent
Limit: ¥1,500/m2/month
¥2 million/year
*Medical related companies that rent an office in R&D facilities on
Port Island 2nd Stage |
- |
- |
- |
| Office
rent subsidy for foreign-affiliated companies |
Subsidy
rate: 50% of rent
Limit: ¥1,500/m2/month
¥2 million/year Period: 3 years |
- |