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奢侈税

奢侈税是对奢侈品课征的税：也就是对非必需品的商品而言。为了缩小日益严重的贫富差距与遏止房地产投机，台湾的财政部于2011年针对奢侈品提出「特种货物及劳务税」一案。奢侈品将会被课10%的税、而不动产所有权人销售持有期间在2年以内者，会面临10-15%的税。过去10年间，台湾政府试图遏制猖狂的房地产投机交易、以及缩小日益严重的贫富差距，英国BBC新闻称此奢侈税一案为「一种不寻常的举动」。

台湾政府声称奢侈税「仅会影响消费金字塔顶端，约5%的族群。」政府也相信借由此法案的执行，能为国库增加15亿新台币的税收，而这笔收入将用于社会福利计划上。从社会的观点来看，房地产仲介与公司反对此奢侈税法案。然而多数的台湾人支持此法案、并有信心这能舒缓他们的生活压力，尤其是都会地区。

 

Luxury Tax

A luxury tax is a tax on luxury goods, i.e. on products not considered essential. In order to narrow down the widening gap in wealth and curbing real estate speculation, Taiwan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) proposed in 2011 the “Statute for Special Commodity and Service Tax” act on luxury goods. Luxury goods will be levied for 10%. Houses not inhabited by the owner and sold within 2 years after purchase will be charged with a tax of 10-15%. For a decade, Taiwanese government has been striving to curb rampant speculative property transactions and the widening gap in wealth, which BBC News regarded as “an unusual move.”

Taiwanese government claimed that this act would "impact only around 5% of the population on the top of the consumer pyramid.” The government also believed that by conducting this act, an annual revenue of 15 billion (TWD) will be added to the national treasury. Such an increase will be allocated to social welfare programs. From the social perspective, property agents and sectors oppose the luxury tax act. Most Taiwanese, however, embrace it with the confidence in its release of their living stress, especially in the metropolitan area.

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