<Anchor> It
is a friendly economy time.
Today (19th), I will be with reporter Kwon Ae-ri.
I will change my car a bit this year.
Or maybe there are quite a few people who say that they will buy a car for the first time in their life, but it would be better to wait a bit before buying a car.
(I think it would be nice to see it for a moment.) When?
(Yes, those who think about domestic cars.) Only domestic cars?
<Reporter>
Yes, the reason why it would be nice to see and buy a new car if it is not urgent is that the government has decided to change the way domestic cars are taxed from July.
In the meantime, there have been complaints that domestic cars are taxed more than imported cars at the same price.
Because, imported cars have been subject to individual consumption tax when buying a car based on the price reported to the authorities when imported cars are brought into Korea and the declared import price.
After that, marketing costs and distribution costs in Korea are added, resulting in the price we see at the store.
However, for domestic cars, individual consumption tax is added to the factory price, which already includes all such costs.
So, if domestic cars and imported cars have the same tea price, in fact, there was reverse discrimination with more tax on domestic cars.
So, starting in July, we decided to set a standard sales ratio for domestic cars.
Specific numbers will come soon.
If the standard sales ratio is set at 10%.
Then, for a car worth 50 million won at the store, 10% of the car value, 5 million won, is subtracted, and 45 million won is used as the standard for individual consumption tax.
That's why taxes will be lower than they are now.
The government announced this yesterday and said that it would be different depending on the case, but that it would be possible to buy a domestic car a little cheaper by about 200,000 to 300,000 won in the future.
<Anchor>
Then, isn't it good to buy a domestic car after July?
<Reporter>
I think it will be like that.
First of all, the individual consumption tax cut deadline is set until June 30th.
When buying a car now, the individual consumption tax is 3.5% of the car price.
That's 30% off the original tax.
The original tax rate is 5%.
Education tax, value-added tax, acquisition tax, and other taxes paid when buying a car are all linked to individual consumption tax.
If the opening tax goes back to the original 5% from July, it is not a problem that the price of domestic cars goes down by 200,000 to 300,000 won.
Even if you lose 300,000 won, the price of tea may jump even higher from July.
During the first half of the year, there will be a decision on whether or not to extend the tax cut.
It seems to be the best thing to see how it goes.
<anchor>
I see.
Since the individual consumption tax is now in a reduced state, if it rises again, you can pay more.
That's what you said.
However, I think the 3.5% individual consumption tax is quite old.
<Reporter>
Actually, the current individual consumption tax rate of 3.5% is familiar to us.
<Anchor>
I think I now know that it was actually 5%, and that it was originally 5%.
[ Reporter]
That's how it feels.
Because, since last 2018, the only two months, January and February 2020, have received 5% of the opening tax.
Every time the economy is not good or there is a need to promote consumption, the government took out this car individual consumption tax reduction card.
There have been times when I have only received 1.5%.
With the decision to extend, extend, and extend the cut once every six months or a year, the current tax rate has hardened like the original tax rate to the point where it is almost impossible to believe that the original tax rate was 5%.
And as you know, with a significant economic downturn forecast, can the government really get a 5% individual consumption tax in the second half of the year?
In the end, it will be extended again, this kind of speculation can not come out.
In that case, those who plan to purchase a domestic car this year will definitely benefit from buying it after July.
And at this point, opinions have been steadily emerging about whether the individual consumption tax for automobiles should be permanently lowered or completely eliminated.
The individual consumption tax started as a kind of luxury tax called the special consumption tax 50 years ago, and now it has the character of an environmental tax.
But in the past five years, in a situation where the tax rate has been reduced to such an extent that only those who bought a car with 5% in the first two months of 2020 said they were unlucky.
In fact, the effect of stimulating consumption at the current tax rate is difficult to expect.
There is already a strong sense of resistance to the 5% tax rate.
Then, 'Can't the cut be extended?
Will it work?'
Consumers continue to check, and I don't know what the tax rate will be today, so I tell you to wait a little longer and decide.
In a situation where there is no trust in the continued tax rate, there are aspects that rather hinder continued consumption.
It is also pointed out that making a decision on whether to lower or eliminate the tax rate will be able to see the effect of boosting consumption more properly.