Chính sách thuế tài sản ảo của Hàn Quốc đối mặt với sự phản đối khi chính phủ vẫn giữ kế hoạch thực hiện năm 2026

The Huoxing Finance report, citing ZDNet, states that the South Korean government plans to tax virtual assets starting January next year, but faces opposition from the opposition party, increasing policy uncertainty. Moon Kyung-ho, Director of the Income Tax Division at the Ministry of Economy and Finance, made his first formal statement at a parliamentary discussion, affirming that the government will proceed with taxing virtual assets as planned from January 1 next year, emphasizing "income must be taxed." Under the current tax law amendment, gains from transferring or lending virtual assets exceeding 25 million KRW will be taxed at a rate of 22%. However, the opposition People Power Party argues that taxing only virtual assets while eliminating the financial investment income tax is unfair, and is advancing a bill to abolish the virtual asset income tax. This bill has been submitted to the Finance, Economy and Planning Committee of the National Assembly and will be discussed by the Tax Subcommittee. Analysts believe that, ahead of next year's local elections, the ruling party may join discussions to delay or repeal the tax to gain support from younger voters.