tomoki0kun’s diary

京都在住の現役大学生

今日のボヤキ 7/5

今日のボヤキ 7/5

 

昨日に引き続き、”消費税は何に使われているのか”についてです。

https://www.youtube.com/c/NKTofficial

 

まず、結論から言うと、社会保障費は削減されています。

 

ん?言ってることとやってること違うくない?となりますよね?

政府は社会保障を充実させるために必要だと言って国民から税金として徴収しているのに、増えるどころか減らされているわけです。

社会保険料は上昇しているのに、給付金、年金、介護報酬は減少し、生活保護を必要としている人の2割ほどしか実際は受け取れていないのが真相です。

 

これでも消費増税を正当化できるでしょうか?

昨日の消費税の歴史の中でも触れた2012年に初めて消費税の使い道を明記しましたが、社会保障の充実のため”と言って国民をだましている?そう考える人がいてもおかしくないですよね....?

このような政府にとってあまり都合の良くないことについては大々的に公表するわけではないというのを頭に入れておかなければなりません。

 

 

消費税とは対照的に減り続けているのは法人税です。

そもそもなぜ法人税を減らしているのか?

それは国の”産業の空洞化”を防ぐため、あるいは海外から工場や支社の”誘致”で雇用の活性化を図る目的があったわけです。

しかしながら、日本はもはや先進国であり他の途上国に比べて人件費が高く、結局企業は賃金を安く抑えられる国に流れて行ってしまうわけです。

法人税はかつての40.0%→23.2%まで引き下げられています。

これだけ下げても、他国と比べて誘致できるほど低くもなく、昨今の円安ブームでもかつての高度成長期のように日本国内から輸出できるものは少なく、円安のメリットがさほど感じられなくなっています。

 

では、企業が儲かっていないのかというと、そういうわけでもなく、

企業の内供留保は過去最高に達しています。

要は企業のポケットマネーは増えても、それが従業員の所得に反映されるわけでもなく、ただ企業内の口座残高が増えているだけになっているということです。

また、今の日本の制度では大企業の方が税率が低く、中小の方が厳しい現状の税制度になっています。

 

私達はこれからを選択していく必要があります。

これは世代間の問題ではなく、国民全体で考えていかなければいけない問題なのではないでしょうか?

 

 

English edition

 

Today's Blurbs

 


Continuing on from yesterday, here is "What is the consumption tax used for?"

https://www.youtube.com/c/NKTofficial

 


Social Security cuts

First, as it turns out, Social Security spending has been cut.

 

Hmmm? Isn't that what they are saying and what they are doing? Isn't that right?

The government collects taxes from the public, saying they are necessary to improve social security, but instead of increasing the amount, it is decreasing it.

The truth is that social insurance premiums are rising while benefits, pensions, and long-term care fees are decreasing, and only about 20% of those in need of public assistance are actually receiving it.

 


  • Can this still justify a consumption tax hike?

As mentioned in yesterday's history of the consumption tax, in 2012, the consumption tax was clearly stated for the first time how it would be used, but is it deceiving the public by saying "to improve social security"? It is not surprising that some people think so. ....?

We have to keep in mind that the government does not make a big deal about things like this that are not very convenient for them.

 

 

  • Why are corporate taxes decreasing?

In contrast to the consumption tax, the "corporate tax" has been decreasing.

Why are corporate taxes decreasing?

The purpose was to prevent the "hollowing out" of the nation's industries and to stimulate employment by "attracting" factories and branch offices from abroad.

However, Japan is now a developed country with higher labor costs than other developing countries, and companies end up moving to countries where wages can be kept low.

The corporate tax rate has been reduced from 40.0% to 23.2%.

Even with this reduction, the corporate tax rate is not low enough to attract companies from other countries, and even with the recent yen depreciation boom, few things can be exported from Japan as in the past high-growth period, so the benefits of the weak yen are not being felt as much anymore.

 


So, it is not as if companies are not making money.

Corporate retained earnings have reached a record high.

In other words, although corporate pocket money is increasing, it is not being reflected in the income of employees, but is merely increasing the balances in corporate accounts.

In addition, under the current Japanese system, the tax rate is lower for large companies, and the current tax system is more severe for small and medium-sized companies.

 


We need to choose our future.

This is not an intergenerational issue, but one that must be considered by the entire nation.