Tax Revenue Returned to Citizens in Cash or Vouchers Form? 稅收超徵還稅於民? 發券或現金引發熱議

Name: Tax Revenue Returned to Citizens in Cash or Vouchers Form? 稅收超徵還稅於民? 發券或現金引發熱議 ｜ 公視新聞網 PNN
Uploaded: 2022-12-28T16:35:55+08:00
Description: The issue of whether the excess tax revenue collected by the government will be returned to the citizens has caused much-heated debate. A pan-blue legislator suggested a general issuance of NT$10,000

發布時間：2022/12/28 16:35 更新時間：2022/12/28 21:05

F.Kao

The issue of whether the excess tax revenue collected by the government will be returned to the citizens has caused much-heated debate. A pan-blue legislator suggested a general issuance of NT$10,000 in cash to everyone but a DPP legislator said the cash should give to those whose annual income is below NT$1.2 million.

This year's tax revenue is better than expected, whereby the public is interested in whether such excess revenue will be returned to the citizens. Acting Minister of Finance Juan Ching-hwa said it is undergoing cross-ministry discussions.

Juan Ching-hwa, Acting Minister of Finance: “We will review and improve with respect to the relevant situation, and I believe related issues too will be raised and discussed there.”

Wang Mei-hua, Minister of Economic Affairs: “We will discuss the aforesaid aspects in cross-ministry meetings.”

With respect to excess tax revenue to be returned to the citizens, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Economic Affairs appear aligned and decline to disclose relevant details or directions. However, ruling and opposing legislators each hold different perspectives; some believe cash ought to be issued, or follow precedent and issue triple or quintuple stimulus vouchers.

Lo Ming-tsai, Legislator (KMT): “Many people do not know how to use these stimulus vouchers or whatever vouchers, and it'd result in a mess as well as generate a lot of corruption. The most direct way is to issue each person NT$10,000.”

Lai Shyh-bao, Legislator (KMT): “The quintuple stimulus vouchers last time cost more than NT$2 billion just to print. So do you think you should issue cash or again issue these N-times vouchers? ”
Juan Ching-hwa, Acting Minister of Finance: “I believe the decision must take all into consideration.”

Kuo Kuo-wen, Legislator (DPP): “You should issue cash to those people whose annual income is below NT$1.2 million, in particular, to the neediest thirds, quarters, and 20 percent of the aforementioned group.”

Regardless of whether it is cash or stimulus vouchers, the proposal will be taken into consideration and will be discussed at the high-level national security meeting on Dec. 29, after which it will be announced to the public.

今（2022）年稅課收入優於預期，各界關心會不會還稅於民？今（28）上午，財政部代理部長阮清華表示，目前正在跨部會討論中。

財政部代理部長阮清華說：「就相關的情勢做一個檢視跟檢討，那我想相關的問題，我想在那邊應該會做充分地討論。」

經濟部長王美花表示：「會就剛剛講的這幾個面向，會跨部會來討論。」

針對還税於民議題，財政部和經濟部口徑一致，不願透露相關細節或方向。不過，朝野立委目前各持不同看法，有人認為應該普發現金，或是推出像過去，類似三倍券或五倍券等振興券方案。

國民黨立委羅明才指出：「振興券，什麼券，很多人也不曉得怎麼用，弄得亂七八糟，然後弊端叢生。所以還是最直接的，就是一人發一萬塊。」

國民黨立委賴士葆提問：「上一次五倍券，光那個印的成本就20幾億。你認為應該發現金，還是再一次地什麼幾倍券？」

阮清華回應：「這個我想會通盤來考慮。」

民進黨立委郭國文建議：「你就針對年收入120萬以下的，3等份、4等份、5等份的這群人，來進行現金發放。」

強調無論是現金或振興券，都會納入考量方案中，預計將在29日的國安高層會議中討論，再對外公布討論結果。