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Another thing that the government and the ruling party have confronted with is the stock transfer tax standard.

In the meantime, the government has been in a position to lower the current standard of 1 billion won to 300 million won over how many people who have more than one stock per stock. I decided to keep the circle.



First, reporter Deokki Yoo.



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Currently, if a person holding more than 1 billion won of stocks in a specific stock makes a profit by selling stocks, they must pay a transfer tax of up to 33%.



According to the tax reform plan already confirmed in 2017, the standard for the majority shareholder was expected to change to 300 million won at the end of this year.



Today (3rd), the government announced that it will maintain the current standard of 1 billion won and also maintain the principle of family aggregation.




[Hongnamgi / Deputy Prime Minister (Congressional described above, the entire meeting): (Field), the global situation and economic decisions in geolro high-ranking government and the ruling party Zheng meetings to keep 1,000,000,001 as current because there is the situation of uncertainty is heightened as]



Stock Trading Income Although it is intended to strengthen the taxation of ants, the recent increase in individual stock investment has caused so-called Donghak ants to face opposition.



This is due to concerns that the number of people subject to tax will increase significantly, as the stocks owned by family members are added together, and the stock price will plunge at the end of the year due to tax evasion hearings.



More than 200,000 people have agreed to petitions for the dismissal of Deputy Prime Minister Hong Nam-ki.



Since 2023, the ruling party politicians have pressured the Ministry of Finance, saying that there is no need to change the standards as the taxation of gains from transfer of stocks is in effect.



With this decision, concerns about a sharp decline in stock prices at the end of the year are likely to ease.



[Hwang Se-woon/Capital Market Research Institute Research Fellow: As the net selling tax is expected to decrease, there are more possibilities for prices to stabilize.]



However, the tax policy that the government has pursued in accordance with the roadmap for taxation equity is based on political logic. As it was revised, it became difficult to avoid criticism that it undermined the trust and consistency of the policy.



(Video coverage: Yoohyuk Yoo, video editing: Ha Seongwon, CG: Yoojin Lee)