韩国经济学家担心严格的法规会减缓加密市场的增长。
The South Korean government recently announced their intention to impose a tax on cryptocurrency, leading to backlash. Korean Yonsei University economist, Sung Tae-yoon, warned that the decision to tax crypto capital gains may slow the technology’s emerging market, according to Koreatimes on June 21.
Sung said that taxing the crypto market while it is still in its infancy is a “premature” decision. He worries that tough regulations or taxation may prevent the crypto industry from flourishing in South Korea. He also believes:
“Cryptocurrencies cannot be considered a universal asset like traditional paper currencies.”
Reasons behind the act
Opposition economists, such as Kim Jin-ill from Korea University, believe regulation is essential, even when it blocks new market growth. However, some critics argue that the government is imposing new taxes due to fiscal uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to the news, the government has plans to tax more than just cryptocurrency. They quoted the Korean Finance Minister, Hong Nam-Ki, who said:
"By reforming the taxation system this year, we are going to consider introducing new types of taxation, such as digital tax[...] The digital tax refers to an additional tax imposed on overseas IT companies ― such as Google and Amazon ― for their online business activities.”
As Cointelegrah reported previously, Portugal became a crypto regulation friendly country that has zero taxes for crypto traders and miners.
韩国政府最近宣布他们打算对加密货币征税，引发了强烈反对。根据6月21日的《韩国时报》，韩国延世大学经济学家Sung Tae-yoon警告称，对加密货币资本收益征税的决定可能会减缓这种技术的新兴市场的增长。
Sung表示，在加密市场还处于起步阶段的时候，对其征税是一个“不成熟的”决定。他担心严格的法规或税收可能会阻止韩国加密货币行业的蓬勃发展。他还认为：
“加密货币不能像传统纸币一样被视为通用资产。”
法案背后的原因
反对派的经济学家，例如高丽大学的Kim Jin-ill，认为监管是必要的，即使它阻碍了新市场的增长。但是，一些批评人士认为，政府征收新税是由于新冠肺炎大流行造成的财政不确定性。
据新闻报道，政府计划征税的不仅仅是加密货币。他们引用了韩国财政大臣洪南基的话：
“通过今年的税收制度改革，我们将考虑引入新型税收，例如数字税，数字税是指对海外IT公司（例如Google和Amazon）的在线业务活动征收附加税。”
正如Cointelegrah先前报道的那样，葡萄牙成为对加密货币监管友好的国家，对加密货币交易者和矿工免税。