財政部長迴應個稅改革 草案今年提交人大審議

China has completed a reform plan on individual income tax and it will be submitted to the national legislature for review this year, Chinese Finance Minister Lou Jiwei said Monday.

中國財政部部長樓繼偉週一表示，我國已經完成了一套個人所得稅改革方案，今年草案將會提交至全國人大進行審議。

The Ministry of Finance, the State Administration of Taxation and other relevant departments jointly worked out the reform plan last year, said Lou at a press conference.

樓繼偉部長在記者招待會上表示，去年財政部和稅務總局等有關部門共同研究形成了個人所得稅改革方案。

The amendment is not just about thresholds, but considers overall income and spending, such as housing mortgage, expenditure on education, children' schooling and elders' care, said Lou on the sidelines of the annual parliamentary session.

在年度議會會議期間樓繼偉表示，該草案不光涉及個稅起徵點，還綜合考慮了整體收入與支出，譬如房貸、教育支出、孩子上學和老人養老。

The implementation of the law is complicated and will be promoted step by step, said Lou. The personal income and property information system should also be improved and relevant laws need to be amended for the individual income tax reform, he added.

樓繼偉指出，法律的實施過程是非常複雜的，需要一步一步的推動。他還補充說道，個人收入和財產信息系統也應該得到改善，相關法律也需因個人所得稅改革而進行修正。

In 2011, China's top legislature adopted an amendment to the individual income tax law, raising the monthly tax exemption threshold from 2,000 yuan ($307) to 3,500 yuan ($538).

2011年，全國人大通過了個稅法修正案，將個稅起徵點從2000元（摺合307美元）提高至3500元（摺合538美元）。