Cash payment over the counter were the most commonly known method to pay taxes and pension premiums in Japan, according to a survey conducted from February to March 2023. Over 76 percent of respondents knew that tax and pension contribution payments could be made over the counter at financial institutions. Around 15 percent were aware of the payment service Pay-easy, which allows consumers to pay taxes, pension premiums, public utility charges, and other service charges via computers, mobile phones, and ATMs.
Recognition of payment methods for taxes and pension premiums in Japan as of February 2023
Original survey question: "There are a number of ways to pay taxes and pension premiums. Which of the following do you know? (Choose all applicable answers.)"
Pay-easy is a service that allows consumers to make payment via computers, mobile phones, and ATMs for taxes, pension premiums, public utility charges, and other service charges.
The source used a stratified two-stage random sampling method. Responses were collected via mail or online.
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Bank of Japan. (April 12, 2023). Recognition of payment methods for taxes and pension premiums in Japan as of February 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1379981/japan-awareness-payment-options-tax-and-pension-premiums/
Bank of Japan. "Recognition of payment methods for taxes and pension premiums in Japan as of February 2023." Chart. April 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1379981/japan-awareness-payment-options-tax-and-pension-premiums/
Bank of Japan. (2023). Recognition of payment methods for taxes and pension premiums in Japan as of February 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1379981/japan-awareness-payment-options-tax-and-pension-premiums/
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Recognition of payment methods for taxes and pension premiums in Japan as of February 2023 [Graph], Bank of Japan, April 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1379981/japan-awareness-payment-options-tax-and-pension-premiums/
