The purpose of this program is to promote the modernization of small and medium-sized businesses in the city and foster commerce and industry by providing, within the limits of the budget, a partial subsidy for interest on loans to small and medium-sized business operators who have borrowed the funds listed below.
Shimotsuke City, Tochigi Prefecture: Small and Medium-Sized Business Institutional Financing Interest Subsidy (for Loans Received from July 1 to December 31 of the Previous Year) (FY2025)
September 9, 2026
Summary
Shimotsuke City provides a partial subsidy for interest on eligible loans taken out by local small and medium-sized business operators. The subsidy supports business improvement and strengthening.
Key Information
| Location | Shimotsuke City, Tochigi |
|---|---|
| Opening Status | Open for Applications |
| Application Period | Jan 5, 2026 – Jan 30, 2026 |
| Max Subsidy Amount | ¥60,000 |
| Subsidy Rate | 2% (lower limit: ¥1,000) |
| Purpose | Management improvement and strengthening |
| Eligible Expenses | Interest |
| Eligible Applicants | Small and medium-sized businesses / sole proprietors / cooperatives, organizations, and others |
| Implementing Agency | Shimotsuke City |
| Official Page | https://www.city.shimotsuke.lg.jp/2003/info-0000001885-3.html |