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6. Subsidies for Investment Promotion (Osaka Prefecture)
1) Subsidy for New Business Establishing

Areas Saito Life Science Park, Rinku Town, Hannan Sky Town, Chikiri Island (Hannan District 2), Tsuda Science Hills
Eligibility Companies that acquire or lease land to develop new products or introduce new production methods, etc.
Target of
Subsidy
a. Amount of invested capital for buildings and facilities (excluding cost for land acquisition)
b. Building rent (only applicable for Saito Life Science Park)
Amount of Subsidy 5% of buildings/facilities, etc.
For purchased land: 10%
For leased land: 10% for companies that have head offices, factories, or R&D facilities within Osaka Prefecture 50% of building rents (for Saito only: up to 60 million yen)
Maximum Amount
a. 10 million to 280 million yen (depending on land areas)
b. 60 million yen
* In case that the both of above a. and b. are applicable, the maximum amount is within the range of a.


2) Subsidy for High Technology Industries

Eligibility Companies that newly establish factories or R&D facilities in industries recognized as high technologies, among the following
Bio-Life Science, Robotics, Home Information Appliances, New Energy Sources, etc.
(Promising Growth Fields in the Osaka Industrial Growth Strategy)
Areas
- Industrial bases (Rinku, Hannan, Chikiri, Tsuda)
- Hirabayashi North District of Suminoe-ku, Sakai-hama South East District (Eligible only for projects with investments of 10 billion yen or more in the District for Promotion of Large-Scale Investments)
Subsidy Requirements Investments exceeding 10 billion yen must satisfy the following requirements.
- Number of regular employees in Osaka Prefecture: 10-100 or more(10 per 10 billion of invested amount)
- Recipient of tax inducements and incentive payments from local municipalities
Amount of Subsidy 5% of buildings/facilities, etc., but the following are added to investments up to 30 billion yen
1) 5% of purchased land
2) 5% for each of the following requirements (up to 10%)
- Companies that have headquarters, factories, or R&D facilities within Osaka Prefecture
- Number of regular employees in Osaka Prefecture 5 times greater than the subsidy requirement
(for investments minimum 10 billion yen)
- Purchases from 100 or more suppliers located in Osaka Prefecture (payment recipients)
(in the case of investments less than 10 billion yen, 40 or more suppliers)
Or purchases from companies located in Osaka Prefecture equivalent or exceeding the subsidies
(payments)
- Located within the Industrial Base
50% of building rents (up to 60 million yen only for Saito)
Maximum Amount 15 billion yen


3) Subsidy for Institutes for Advanced Technology

Eligibility Companies that newly construct, expand, or renovate R&D facilities in high technology industries
Areas Municipalities and other governmental units offering Investment Promotion Plans for R&D Facilities (*)
Subsidy Requirements Small-and-Medium-Sized Enterprises: Investments of 100 million yen or more
Large Enterprises: Investments of 500 million yen or more
Amount of Subsidy 10% of buildings and facilities, etc
Maximum Amount 100 million yen
* Following cities:
Osaka. Sakai, Ikeda, Suita, Takatsuki, Hirakata, Izumisano, Ibaraki, Yao, Daito, Izumi, Settsu, Takaishi, HigashiOsaka OsakaSayama, Hannann (AS of end of May, 2007)


4) Subsidy for Industrial Accumulation

Eligibility Companies that newly construct, expand, or renovate factories or R&D facilities
Areas Areas where municipalities are promoting investment promotion plans for factories, etc. and newly establishing preferential treatments for more intensified aggregation of industrial facilities at Industrial Aggregation Districts, etc., such as exclusive manufacturing districts and manufacturing districts, etc., and where practical measures have been taken in coordination with urban development policies; these areas are officially designated by Osaka Prefecture, based on applications of municipal mayors.
Subsidy requirements
1) Small-and-Medium-Sized Enterprises: Investments of 100 million yen or more
Large Enterprises: Investments of 500 million yen or more (limited to those in high technology industries)
2) Recipients of preferential treatments from local municipalities
Amount of Subsidy 5% of buildings and facilities, etc.
(10% for small-and-medium-sized enterprises that have the headquarters, factories, or R&D facilities in Osaka Prefecture)
Maximum Amount 50 million yen


For inquiries, contact
Investment Promotion Center, Industrial Labor Planning Office
Department of Commerce, Industry and Labor
Osaka Prefectural Government
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