[단독] They said I’d give you a tax cut … 36 item ‘0 won’ run

Tax expenditure system ‘operation al style’ for 3 yearsEmployment support system for women and youthThe process is difficult due to lack of publicity

The “tax expenditure system”, which provides tax cuts and deductions through national finances, was found to be working stupidly. In fact, of the total of 299 tax cuts and deductions for three years starting in 2017, 36 items were counted with an actual execution amount of ‘0 won’. In the case of 60 items, the overall execution performance was poor, with “0 won” spent over a year during the same period. It was pointed out that the cause was insufficient publicity of the system or standards that were difficult to apply.

In particular, there are criticisms that the tax spending system does not reflect the government’s tax philosophy, since many of the areas with low performance in execution are related to women, youth, eco-friendly and support for work.

As a result of an analysis of the ‘state of fiscal spending 2017-2019’ presented by the Ministry of Strategy and Finance on the 27th by the member of the Democratic Party Hong Ik-pyo, 36 articles did not receive any support for three years.

The number of items spending ‘0 won’ for more than a year also reached 60, and among them, there were 36 items with negligible support effect with an annual run amount less than 500 million won over three years. . There were also 15 items that could not be estimated if the reduction or deductions were made. Of the 299 projects that the state designated as special tax exemptions and promised to cut taxes, about a third of them are not receiving adequate institutional support.

By category, ‘reduction and exemption of tariffs on goods for the prevention of environmental pollution’ and ‘reduction and exemption of income tax on the amount of the performance compensation fund for young workers and key personnel of small and medium size’ no they have been executed in the last three years.

In the case of ‘Tax Credits for Employing Women with Career Interruptions’, around 5 million won were executed in 2017, 30 million won in 2018, and 200 million won last year.

Most of these items were found to have been misused due to lack of publicity by government authorities or strict enforcement procedures or standards.

Some items, such as VAT exemption, have maintained the regulations established in the 1960s, and many cases do not adjust to the situation at the time.

It is pointed out that many of the tax expenditure items that are being poorly operated are commitments that the Moon Jae-in administration has been fulfilling since the inauguration, such as support for women, youth, respect for the environment and employment, for what is necessary a systematic management and the improvement of the operation on the part of the authorities.

Representative Hong said, “The government is just contemplating and is not providing benefits to the people.” “In particular, the poor performance of the elements to support women, youth, jobs, small and medium enterprises and new and renewable energy is the reason why the Ministry of Strategy and Finance reflects the philosophy of government of Moon Jae-in’s government. It shows that it is not being performed correctly. “