市町村は、市町村法定外普通税の新設又は変更(市町村法定外普通税の税率の引下げ、廃止その他の政令で定める変更を除く。次項及び次条第二項において同じ。)をしようとする場合においては、あらかじめ、総務大臣に協議し、その同意を得なければならない。
When a municipality intends to establish or modify a municipal non-statutory ordinary tax (excluding a reduction of the tax rate of a municipal non-statutory ordinary tax, its abolition, or other modification specified by Cabinet Order; the same applies in the following paragraph and paragraph (2) of the following Article), it must consult with the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications in advance and obtain the Minister's consent.