South Korea's Democratic Party Delays Crypto Tax Implementation

韓國民主黨延後加密稅實施

In a press conference on December 1, the Korea Democratic Party (KDP) floor leader, Park Chan-dae, announced a two-year delay in the implementation of a tax on digital asset capital gains in South Korea. The tax was originally scheduled to take effect in January 2023 but will now be deferred to 2027.

在 12 月 1 日的新聞發布會上，韓國民主黨 (KDP) 院內領導人樸贊大 (Park Chan-dae) 宣布推遲兩年在韓國實施數位資產資本利得稅。該稅原定於 2023 年 1 月生效，但現在將推遲至 2027 年。

The KDP had previously opposed the government's proposal for a two-year grace period and the ruling People's Power Party (PPP)'s proposal for a three-year grace period. However, the party agreed to a compromise in order to avoid further delays in the implementation of the tax.

韓國民主黨先前曾反對政府提出的兩年寬限期的提議以及執政黨人民力量黨提出的三年寬限期的提議。不過，該黨同意達成妥協，以避免稅收實施進一步拖延。

The government had originally proposed taxing crypto gains at a rate of 20%. The KDP had suggested increasing the tax threshold from $1,800 to $36,000, arguing that this would only affect large investors.

政府最初提議以 20% 的稅率對加密貨幣收益徵稅。 KDP 曾建議將稅收起徵點從 1,800 美元提高到 36,000 美元，認為這只會影響大投資者。

The delay in the implementation of the crypto tax comes after years of debate in South Korea. The government first proposed taxing crypto gains in 2021, but backlash from the crypto industry led to the implementation being postponed until 2023. The tax was then further postponed to 2025, citing concerns for investor interests.

經過韓國多年的爭論，加密稅的延遲實施。政府首次提議在 2021 年對加密收益徵稅，但加密行業的強烈反對導致實施推遲到 2023 年。