photo credit: Fishtail@Taipei via photopin cc

 

奢侈稅

奢侈稅是對奢侈品課徵的稅：也就是對非必需品的商品而言。為了縮小日益嚴重的貧富差距與遏止房地產投機，臺灣的財政部於2011年針對奢侈品提出「特種貨物及勞務稅」一案。奢侈品將會被課10%的稅、而不動產所有權人銷售持有期間在2年以內者，會面臨10-15%的稅。過去10年間，臺灣政府試圖遏制猖狂的房地產投機交易、以及縮小日益嚴重的貧富差距，英國BBC新聞稱此奢侈稅一案為「一種不尋常的舉動」。

臺灣政府聲稱奢侈稅「僅會影響消費金字塔頂端，約5%的族羣。」政府也相信藉由此法案的執行，能為國庫增加15億新臺幣的稅收，而這筆收入將用於社會福利計畫上。從社會的觀點來看，房地產仲介與公司反對此奢侈稅法案。然而多數的臺灣人支持此法案、並有信心這能舒緩他們的生活壓力，尤其是都會地區。

 

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.

查看原文 >>