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Improving Subsidy and Tax Deduction Policies for Social Enterprise: With a Focus on the Differences in Tax Deductible Donations in Korea and Japan

  • Korean Society and Public Administration
  • Abbr : KSPA
  • 2012, 23(1), pp.25-53
  • Publisher : Seoul Association For Public Administration
  • Research Area : Social Science > Public Administration

Nemoto Masatsugu 1 Ji-hyun Cheung 1

1충북대학교

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ABSTRACT

The social enterprise support system in Korea has some problems in terms of sustainability because it is mainly operated by government rather than the private sector. For example the government currently provides a percentage of indirect labor costs, but this is a time-limited subsidy. On the other hand, in Japan, the government introduced tax deductions for donations to non-profit organizations in 2012. The purpose of this study is to compare social enterprise funding policies in Korea and Japan and to derive significant implications for the improvement of social enterprise. The implications of the Japanese case are that transparency and disclosure of information are most conducive to gathering donations, and tax deductible donations can improve private sector support for social enterprise. In Korea, tax deductions for donations could similarly improve social enterprise support, not only from government, but also from the private sector.

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.