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GDX Welcomes Agzalfa: A New Era in Regional Tax Operations

The General Incorporated Association for Municipal DX Promotion (GDX) has officially announced the membership of Agzalfa, a renowned company specializing in Amazon consulting and managing regional tax operations. Agzalfa has over 15 years of expertise in Amazon consulting and is set to introduce a new comprehensive support service for regional tax operations in April 2026. This service will assist municipalities in leveraging all major portals including Amazon, Rakuten, Satofull, Furunavi, and Furusato Choice, amounting to potential donations totaling around 15 billion yen.

About Agzalfa

Agzalfa has a proven track record of enabling numerous clients, both small and large, to increase their sales. With a strategy rooted in target marketing through STP analysis, they determine market positioning according to product characteristics and execute action plans based on consumer behavior theories. Beginning in 2024, Agzalfa will deepen its focus on supporting municipalities in managing regional tax operations.

Addressing the Challenges in the Regional Tax Market

Agzalfa has analyzed inquiries from over 100 municipalities and identified three central structural challenges within the regional tax field: the tendency toward short-term thinking, the lack of a system to accumulate knowledge, and a chronic shortage of human resources. To tackle these issues head-on, Agzalfa is launching a new service in April 2026.

The highlight of this service is a modular plan with four key layers: Consulting, Product Registration, Creative Services, and Marketing. This flexible design allows municipalities to choose only the services that meet their unique needs, such as registering on Amazon or creating a marketing strategy, all while subcontracting local businesses.

Particularly noteworthy is Agzalfa’s ability to manage Amazon DSP ads, limited to qualified vendors, along with retaining comprehensive analytics and policy formulation documents as PowerPoint presentations. This ensures “knowledge remains even when personnel change,” an embodiment of Agzalfa's commitment to sustainable support.

GDX’s Role in the Partnership

GDX anticipates that Agzalfa's expertise in Amazon consulting and data-driven strategies will provide innovative, practical assistance to more municipalities, enhancing their regional tax operations significantly. The collaboration aims to leverage Agzalfa's capabilities to create long-term strategic plans and accumulate knowledge to support self-sustaining operations.

Upcoming Publication

As part of the collaboration, GDX will feature an interview with Taichi Nishitani, the leader of the Regional Tax Promotion Division at Agzalfa, in the upcoming May 2026 issue of the newsletter 'Municipal DX Guide Vol.9' under the special feature 'Return to the Roots of Regional Tax.' The interview will also be published online on the Municipal DX Guide website.

Municipal DX Guide (Web Edition)

• - Data transforms strategies, and strategies transform communities — Expert consulting in regional tax operations.

Looking ahead, GDX aims to strengthen partnerships with member companies like Agzalfa to further promote municipalities' digital transformation and support sustainable community development.