The national government provides Adjusting Subsidies to a Municipality pursuant to the provisions of a Cabinet Order, in order to adjust the finances of Long-Term Care Insurance by taking into consideration the distribution by age group of Primary Insured Persons, distribution of income of Primary Insured Persons, etc.;
The total amount of Adjusting Subsidies pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph is to be the amount equivalent to 5 percent of the total amount of costs necessary for Long-Term Care Benefits and Prevention Benefits as prescribed in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article for each Municipality (in a case when the provisions of paragraph (2) of the same Article apply, the amount calculated by applying the provisions of the same paragraph; the same applies in the following paragraph).
The total amount of Adjusting Subsidies to be granted as a portion of each fiscal year is to be the amount equivalent to 5 percent of the total prospective amount of costs necessary for Long-Term Care Benefits and Prevention Benefits as prescribed in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article in each Municipality in said fiscal year, plus the amount of Adjusting Subsidies for the fiscal year prior to the year previous to said fiscal year that have not yet been provided, or the amount equivalent to 5 percent of said total prospective amount, minus an amount that is the portion provided that exceeded the amount to be provided in prior fiscal years of the year previous to said fiscal year.
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