The new "Financial Budget" will be released next month. The New Democratic Party met with the Financial Secretary Chen Maobo today (26th) and proposed a number of proposals on stimulating the economy, prudent financial management, and benefiting the people. Double the stamp duty”, increase the football betting tax to 80%, and provide a subsidy of 50,000 yuan for Hong Kong people who freeze their eggs and sperm.
The chairman of the New Democratic Party, Ye Liushuyi, said that distributing consumer coupons should not become a constant measure. Hong Kong has experienced a fiscal deficit for three consecutive years. She is worried that the introduction of short-term money distribution measures will be downgraded by international rating organizations and affect the stability of the financial system. Therefore, she does not support another Distribute coupons.
Ye Liu worrying about sending money to Hong Kong was downgraded by international organizations
Ye Liushuyi believes that consumer coupons are a special measure in extraordinary times. The government should help people in need through targeted measures, such as the slowdown of "double pay", public housing rent-free for one month, and the issuance of a new round of "N without people" Allowance etc.
In response to a councilor's suggestion that people with a monthly salary of more than 50,000 yuan should not be issued consumer coupons, Yip Liu Shuyi pointed out that the administrative procedures involved are complicated: "If 50,000 yuan is set, someone asks if it is 80,000 or 100,000? And 50,000 is actually a Not high."
She also pointed out that property prices in January this year have fallen by 17.3% from the high in August 2021, and the transaction volume has plummeted. She urged the government to cancel the "double stamp duty", but retain the additional stamp duty for short-term speculation and the buyer's stamp duty for overseas funds .
She said that the government will increase the stock stamp duty to 0.13% in 2021, which will increase the cost of fund trading.
Ye Liushuyi said that it is difficult to add new taxes. The total amount of football betting has nearly tripled in the past ten years. It is suggested to increase the football betting tax to 80% to increase government revenue.
New Democratic Party publishes budget proposals.
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Advocating Snow Egg Snow Essence $50,000 to subsidize each newborn baby with 20,000 yuan
Chen Jiapei, a member of the Legislative Council of the New Democratic Party, said that Hong Kong's fertility rate is only 0.75, which is the lowest level in the world. The Hong Kong government has always said that childbearing is an important family decision, and the government should not intervene, but in fact Australia, Japan and Singapore have policies to encourage childbearing.
She said that at present, the service fee of frozen eggs needs 6 figures at every turn. It is suggested to provide 50,000 yuan subsidy to Hong Kong citizens who use the egg and sperm cold storage service, and to study the relaxation of the existing regulations to extend the storage period of eggs and sperm, so that citizens can live in different stages of life. Flexible family planning.
She also suggested distributing 20,000 yuan of "newborn baby cash subsidy" to the parents of each newborn baby. Based on the calculation of about 36,000 babies born in Hong Kong in 2021, the estimated annual government expenditure is about 740 million yuan.
Li Dongguo, vice-chairman of the New Democratic Party, suggested relaunching the "Capital Investor Entry Scheme", but raising the entry investment threshold from 10 million yuan to 20 million yuan, and stipulating that part of the funds should be invested in green finance, innovative technology, and SME financing.
From left: Lai Tung Kwok, Yip Lau Sook Yee, Yung Hoi Yin.
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Li Zhaobo advocates research and only distributes $5000 at most to stimulate the local economy. In the short term, Huang Guo advocates to distribute consumer vouchers again: it is more stimulating than tax rebates to stimulate the economy. It is time for customs clearance and all quotas to be withdrawn. Coupons