"Though it is not about a direct tax on robots, it can be interpreted as a similar kind of policy considering that both involve the same issue of industrial automation," an industry source told news outlet The Korea Times.
一位业内人士告诉《韩国时报》:“虽然不是直接对机器人征税,但因为同样涉及工业自动化的问题,所以可以看作类似的政策。”
Currently, South Korean companies that invest in automation equipment can have up to 7 percent of their corporate tax rate deducted. The new ruling however, will see this cut by up to 2 percent.
目前,韩国政府对投资工业自动化设备的企业提供税收减免,幅度最高达7%。但新税收政策出台后,税率最多只能优惠2%。
But does South Korea really have a reason to be worried?
韩国是否只是杞人忧天呢?
Perhaps so. The country's unemployment rate hit a 17-year high earlier this year, with some 1.17 million jobless people.
恐怕不是。今年,韩国的失业率创下17年来新高,失业人口约为117万。
It's difficult to say if the increase in unemployment rate is actually linked to an increase in automation, but at the very least, the money saved from reducing the tax incentives could be channelled to welfare programs.
很难说失业率上升是否真的与自动化程度提高有关,但至少可以说,从降低税收激励节省出来的资金可以用于社会福利项目。
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