In a report on income taxes for individuals released June 21, the Tax Commission called for a set of proposals to revamp the system. The proposals included: 1) ending tax breaks and further hiking taxes; 2) cutting deductions for salaried workers; and 3) reviewing a proposal to automatically deduct 380,000 yen from the taxable income of a worker with a low-income spouse.
However, these proposals have been strongly criticized by various layers of society.
True, a proposal for tax increases is always unpopular with the public, but I must point out that there were problems with the way the tax panel spelled out its latest proposals.
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