KMT presidential candidate proposes tax breaks for businesses that raise salaries
KMT presidential candidate proposes tax breaks for businesses that raise salaries
2023-09-08
Despite the upcoming rise, KMT presidential candidate Hou Yu-ih slammed the Tsai administration Friday for failing to raise the minimum monthly wage to NT$30,000, as pledged in 2017. Hou said the government had disappointed workers, adding that if he gets elected, he will bring up the minimum wage to NT$33,000. Hou also promised tax breaks for companies that raised their employees’ wages by more than 1% of their annual profits. However, the ruling DPP has slammed Hou’s proposal, saying he was pushing the burden of salary hikes on to companies.
Hou Yu-ih
KMT presidential candidate
I promise all workers that during my term in office, the minimum monthly wage will be increased gradually year by year to reach NT$33,000.
The KMT’s Hou Yu-ih also said he wants to encourage companies to raise the salaries of workers whose income is higher than the minimum wage.
Hou Yu-ih
KMT presidential candidate
If listed companies use more than 1% of the after-tax profits to raise employees’ salaries, any amount above the 1% mark will be deducted from the company’s taxable business income for that year. That’s as long as the amount does not exceed 150%. If giving employees a salary increase of NT$100 deducts NT$150 from the taxable income, companies will be more willing to raise employees’ wages to get a deduction.
Hou also promised stiffer taxes for wealthy people. Taxpayers with an income of more than NT$10 million and whose salaries only account for 30% of their income, could see their tax rate go up to 45%. Hou stressed that he was not afraid of offending Taiwan’s upper classes.
Hou Yu-ih
KMT presidential candidate
If you see everything as a vote, you won’t want to do anything. What should be done should be done. Courage is the will to reform, and nothing can stop this. So I’ll impose a tax on rich people when I take office. The DPP is now planning to levy a tax on wealthy people. I’m happy. Do you want to do this together?
Wu Cheng
New Taipei City legislative candidate (DPP)
To put this bluntly, he is being generous at the expense of others. Your goals and your political platforms require all of our companies to help you fulfill them. Even more should be taken out of profits to help young people. So why won’t you take the profits you’re making from renting out dorms for university students and give them back to young people?
The legislative candidate took a jab at Hou for the Chinese Culture University dorms run by his family, which have recently caused controversy for their high rental rates.
侯承諾"最低工資33000元" 企業加薪越多.扣除額越多
2023-09-08
選在基本工資審議委員會開會這天，侯友宜也拋出他的薪資政策，轟蔡英文的"最低工資3萬元跳票"，更承諾他當總統，最低工資目標3萬3000元，此外也鼓勵企業加薪，只要加薪超過盈餘的1%，加越多，扣除額越多。民進黨則痛批，他慷企業之慨。
[[國民黨總統參選人 侯友宜]]
“侯友宜在這裡承諾，我們所有勞工朋友，在我任內基本工資逐年調升，會達到3萬3000元。”
針對收入高於基本工資的族群，侯友宜鼓勵企業加薪。
[[國民黨總統參選人 侯友宜]]
“上市櫃公司稅後盈餘如果超過1%，拿出來為員工加薪，超過1%的部分，可以扣抵當年營業所得額，提高到150%。加薪給員工100元，扣抵當年150元，企業就願意為了扣抵，來為員工加薪。”
侯友宜也針對富人課更重的稅，年收千萬，且薪資收入只佔三成的人，稅率拉高到45%，侯友宜強調，不怕因此得罪富裕階層。
[[國民黨總統參選人 侯友宜]]
“如果每件事都算選票，你什麼都不要做，該做就是要做。魄力就是要改革，沒有什麼可以阻撓，所以富人稅我上任就開徵，民進黨現在想做開徵富人稅，我也開心，要不要一起來。”
[[立委參選人(民) 吳崢]]
“這個說白話一點就是慷他人之慨，你的目標、你的政見要所有企業幫你承擔。獲利拿更多幫年輕人，那為什麼你的大群館宿舍營利，不現在拿出來回饋年輕人呢？”
大群館宿舍為侯友宜家族名下，租給文化大學學生的宿舍，因租金高，曾引發爭議。
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