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This system provides assistance to cover a portion of costs incurred in the acquisition of land on the Sakishima Cosmosquare District.
| Qualifying areas |
Sakishima Cosmosquare District (an area owned by the city in the vicinity of the Osaka Cosmosquare Station) |
| Qualifying businesses |
To qualify, businesses must be planning to purchase land in the Sakishima Cosmosquare District, and must have one of the following kinds of facilities.
- A facility that falls into the category of industries specially designated by the city
*1 (research and development or administrative facilities)
- A facility that falls into category *2, i.e. a lifestyle convenience facility that supports research and development
*1 Medical care and welfare, lifestyle and culture, information and communication, the environment, personnel, biotechnology, robot technology and business related to international trade
*2 "Lifestyle convenience facilities" refers to living facilities and service providers, e.g. shop facilities selling food and drinks including perishables, day-care centers, medical clinics. |
| Major conditions |
- Qualifying facilities must be planning to purchase city land in an amount of over 3,000 m2 (over 1,000 m2 for research and development facilities).
- The qualifying facility must occupy 80% or more of the floor space of the entire facility.
- The contract to purchase city land must be completed by the end of March 2009, and construction must be commenced by the end of March 2010.
- Additional
For qualifying industries (research and development facilities and administrative facilities), the following apply:
- The facility must be built and utilized by the applying business.
- The business must have five or more regular employees.
For lifestyle convenience facilities supporting research and development, the qualifying facility must be comprised of 3% or more of non-residential facilities. |
| Qualifying costs |
Land acquisition costs
In cases where funds are also procured from the national or local governments for land acquisition costs, the amount of this subsidy will be deducted from such assistance. |
| Amount of assistance |
Up to 30% of land acquisition costs (limited to ｴ1 billion per business) |
Procedures
Procedures are as follows
Contact
For further information, please contact us by e-mail or fax.
Management Department, Port & Harbor Bureau, City of Osaka
