Hometown tax hits "record high" 672.5 billion yen Due to the need for isolation at home (2021/07/30)- Easy News

ふるさと納税“過去最高”6725億円　巣ごもり需要で(2021年7月30日)

Hometown tax hits "record high" 672.5 billion yen Due to the need for isolation at home (2021/07/30)

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総務省は2020年度のふるさと納税の寄付総額が6724億9000万円に上ると発表しました。　
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications announced that the total amount of home tax contributions in 2020 amounted to 672.49 billion yen.
寄付の件数も前年度に比べて1.5倍にあたる3488万件以上になりました。　
The number of donations increased to more than 34.88 million, 1.5 times more than the previous year.
いずれも過去最高の記録です。　
Both hit record high.
新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大による巣ごもり需要で、総務省は肉や魚介などの返礼品を自宅で料理する人が増えたとしています。　
The Ministry of Interior and Communications said that the number of people cooking reciprocal dishes such as meat and seafood at home has increased due to the need to isolate at home because of the impact of the new strain of corona virus.
また、九州豪雨などの被災地への支援を目的に寄付する人も増えているということです。
In addition, more and more people are donating with the aim of supporting areas affected by natural disasters such as the heavy rain in Kyushu.

総務省は2020年度のふるさと納税の寄付総額が6724億9000万円に上ると発表しました。　

上る

To ascend, to go up, to climb; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun), to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to; to advance (in price); to swim up (a river), to sail up; to come up (on the agenda)

億

10^8, 100,000,000, hundred million

発表

Announcement, publication, presenting, statement, communique, making known, breaking (news story), expressing (one''s opinion), releasing, unveiling

円

Yen, japanese monetary unit; circle

寄付

Contribution, donation

年度

Fiscal year (usu. april 1 to march 31 in japan), financial year; academic year, school year; product year

万

Many, all

省

Ministry, department; province (of china); saving, conserving

総額

Sum total, total amount

総務

General affairs, general business, manager, director, adjutant general

納税

payment of taxes
寄付の件数も前年度に比べて1.5倍にあたる3488万件以上になりました。　

以上

Not less than, ... and more, ... and upwards; beyond ... (e.g. one''s means), further (e.g. nothing further to say), more than ... (e.g. cannot pay more than that); above-mentioned, foregoing; since ..., seeing that ..; this is all, that is the end, the end

倍

Twice, double; times, -fold

寄付

Contribution, donation

件

Matter, case, item, affair, subject

万

Many, all

比べ

Contest, comparison, competition

件数

Number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)

前年度

preceding fiscal year
いずれも過去最高の記録です。　

過去

The past, bygone days, the previous; a past (i.e. a personal history one would prefer remained secret), one''s past; past (tense), preterit, preterite; previous life

記録

Record, minutes, document; a record (e.g. in sports), results, score; to record, to document; to set a record (e.g. in sports), to show a result, to reach a value

最高

Highest, supreme, the most
新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大による巣ごもり需要で、総務省は肉や魚介などの返礼品を自宅で料理する人が増えたとしています。　

品

Elegance, grace, refinement, class, dignity; article, item; counter for items (of food, etc.), counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)

拡大

Magnification, enlargement, expansion, amplification

需要

Demand, request

人

Person

感染

Infection, contagion

肉

Flesh; meat; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); thickness; ink pad

料理

Cooking, cookery, cuisine; dealing with something, handling, administration, management

ウイルス

Virus; viral

省

Ministry, department; province (of china); saving, conserving

総務

General affairs, general business, manager, director, adjutant general

新型

New type, new style, new model, new strain (e.g. infectious disease)

自宅

One''s home

コロナ

corona

巣ごもり

nesting, hibernation

魚介

marine products, seafood, fish and shellfish

返礼

returning a present; returning a favor, returning a favour; returning a call; compensation
また、九州豪雨などの被災地への支援を目的に寄付する人も増えているということです。

増える

To increase, to multiply

目的

Purpose, goal, aim, objective, intention

寄付

Contribution, donation

地

Earth, ground, land, soil; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

人

Person

支援

Support, backing, aid, assistance

被災

Being a victim of (some disaster), suffering from

豪雨

Torrential rain, heavy rain, cloudburst, downpour

九州

Kyushu (southernmost of the four main islands of japan)