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The tax burden rate, which measures how much tax the taxpayer has waged against the total GDP, was the highest recorded last year. Semiconductors companies are well-paid and have a lot of real estate buyers, so we have increased our taxes.

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Last year, the amount of tax money was 377.9 trillion won, up by 32 trillion won, 9.3 percent more than a year ago.

The tax burden ratio recorded a record high of 21.2%.

The tax burden rate is a measure of the tax burden of the people. We look at how national and local tax revenues are compared to GDP.

The tax burden ratio has increased every year since 2013, but the increase was the highest since 2000 due to the tax boom last year.

The effect of corporate tax and capital gains tax was great.

Income tax was 7.9 trillion won, and transfer income tax was 7.7 trillion won among national tax 25.4 trillion won, which was more than expected.

Semiconductor boom, real estate transactions that had soared just before the regulation last year.

But after this year, things are different. Revenue growth is likely to slow due to the sluggish semiconductor industry and sluggish economy.

[Seung Tae-yoon / Yonsei University professor: I think it is difficult for the government to secure the tax base and increase the spending because the industries that have the role of major taxpayers have difficulties in the absence of a wide tax base.]

Korea's tax burden ratio is the seventh among the 33 OECD countries except for some developing countries.

Given the rapidly aging population and welfare expenditures, the increase in tax burden is inevitable in the future.

(Image editing: Park Ji-in)