Liu Tianyong Some experts believe that increasing a tax threshold will not help low-income groups

 Despite the March 1 this year, a tax threshold raised to 2,000 yuan from 1,600 yuan, but still the first half of a surge in tax revenues, renewed calls to improve tax threshold.
Wei Jie, Professor of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University that a surge in tax revenue means increased threshold to 2,000 yuan last year, is still in place, he was in favor once again raise the tax threshold. He made it clear that a tax threshold from the current 2,000 yuan should be raised to 5,000 yuan, the only way to make substantial growth in income.
Finance at Renmin University of China Professor of Finance, School Safety, said the body rich, all the way up this year's prices, by contrast, is indeed the threshold of 2,000 yuan is too low. He suggested, tax threshold should actively study the mechanism of CPI-linked endorsed the tax threshold raised to 3,000 yuan, 5,000 yuan or even.
but this view has also led to different views. Some economists believe that to curb rising prices, to help low-income people tide over the crisis, the most not the best way to improve the tax threshold.
Institute of Fiscal Science Research Office, Sun Gang, said the tax, according to the current threshold of 2,000 yuan, the number of the country pay a tax for less than 2% of the total population . improve the tax threshold hearing.
Metrology, National Bureau of Statistics deputy director served.
his view, the introduction of a policy on the premise that potential policy effects get exactly where. In the current economic growth rate down, the situation of rising prices, the policy should focus is the most stressful of life care to low-income groups, including lower pensions for retirees, the unemployed unemployed and students groups, especially poor families and other students in reading.
He Keng in view, the people's livelihood for the the vast majority of people. It is clear that a tax threshold increase does not make the most need of help to benefit this part of the crowd.
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(Author: Liu Tianyong, Beijing, China tax law firm partners, Certified Public Accountant, Registered Tax Agent; China tax law firm is the first specialized tax law firm. URL: www.taxlawyers.com.cn, reproduced, please indicate the source.)