April Securities Transaction Tax Up 2.1 Times Year-on-Year, NT$54.6 Billion Collected, Setting New Monthly High
Taiwan's Ministry of Finance announced that the actual collection of securities transaction tax in April reached NT$54.6 billion, setting a new monthly record. This represents a 2.1-fold increase year-on-year, primarily driven by the strong rebound of the Taiwan stock market.
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(Central News Agency reporter Lu Yen-tzu, Taipei 12th) The Ministry of Finance today announced the preliminary statistics for national tax revenue in April. Benefiting from the strong rebound of the Taiwan stock market, the net collection of securities transaction tax in a single month reached NT$54.6 billion, once again setting a new monthly high, with a year-on-year increase of 2.1 times, the highest growth rate in over 16 years; the cumulative net collection of securities transaction tax from January to April also reached NT$178.3 billion, also a new high for the same period.
The Ministry of Finance today announced the preliminary overview of national tax revenue in April. The net collection in April was NT$189.5 billion, setting a new high for the same month in previous years, with a year-on-year growth rate of 23%. Among them, the increase in securities transaction tax by NT$36.8 billion and comprehensive income tax by NT$7.6 billion were the most significant.
Liu Hsun-jung, Deputy Director of the Department of Statistics, Ministry of Finance, stated that the Taiwan stock market rebounded strongly in April. Although there were repeated fluctuations due to the Middle East conflict, with the rise of international stock markets and the continued strong momentum of artificial intelligence (AI) themes, led by blue-chip stocks, the index continued to rise, repeatedly setting new highs for closing indices and gains. On April 1st, 8th, and 24th, the market saw the 4th, 3rd, and 6th largest gains in history, respectively, showing an overall trend of both price and volume rising.
Liu Hsun-jung said that at the end of April, the Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Index closed at 38,927 points, continuing to reach a new historical high, an increase of 7,204 points from March, setting a new historical record for the largest single-month gain, with an increase of 22.7%. In addition, the average daily trading volume in April exceeded NT$1 trillion for the first time, reaching NT$1.141 trillion, setting a new historical high, with a year-on-year increase of 2.4 times, the highest since August 1996, and a further increase of 23.8% from March.
Liu Hsun-jung stated that due to the record-high trading volume in the Taiwan stock market, the net collection of securities transaction tax in April reached NT$54.6 billion, setting a new monthly high. It has continuously exceeded the NT$50 billion mark for two consecutive months, and the year-on-year increase of NT$36.8 billion also set a new monthly high, with a year-on-year increase of 2.1 times, the highest since February 2000, and continuous positive growth for nine consecutive months.
She also mentioned that since May, the daily trading volume in the centralized market has exceeded NT$1 trillion, reaching a new high of NT$1.52 trillion on May 6th. However, the stock market is highly volatile, and it is difficult to predict its future development. In addition, the budget achievement rate for securities transaction tax in the first four months exceeded 70%, which is a very impressive performance.
Regarding other tax items that showed year-on-year growth, comprehensive income tax, inheritance tax, futures transaction tax, and entertainment tax all set new highs for the same month in April. Among them, the net collection of comprehensive income tax in April was NT$57 billion, a year-on-year increase of 15.5%, mainly due to an increase in withholding tax on distributed earnings; the net collection of inheritance tax was NT$7.5 billion, a year-on-year increase of 1.4 times, mainly due to an increase in large tax cases.
The cumulative net collection of total tax revenue in the first four months was NT$845 billion, a year-on-year increase of 19.3%, setting a new high for the same period in previous years. In addition, comprehensive income tax, inheritance tax, securities transaction tax, futures transaction tax, business tax, license plate tax, and entertainment tax all set new highs for the same period.
Observing the overview of tax revenue for all levels of government, the central government's net collection of tax revenue in the first four months was NT$471.5 billion, accounting for 127% of the allocated budget. Due to the implementation of the new version of the Fiscal Revenue and Expenditure Allocation Act, the proportion of business tax allocated to the central government was significantly reduced. However, the substantial growth in securities transaction tax offset this, resulting in only a 0.4% decrease in net collection compared to the same period last year. Local governments, due to an increase in central government's general allocation tax, had a net collection of NT$336.5 billion, a year-on-year increase of 74.9%. (Editor: Chang Chun-mao) 1150512
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(Central News Agency reporter Lu Yen-tzu, Taipei 12th) The Ministry of Finance today announced the preliminary statistics for national tax revenue in April. Benefiting from the strong rebound of the Taiwan stock market, the net collection of securities transaction tax in a single month reached NT$54.6 billion, once again setting a new monthly high, with a year-on-year increase of 2.1 times, the highest growth rate in over 16 years; the cumulative net collection of securities transaction tax from January to April also reached NT$178.3 billion, also a new high for the same period.
The Ministry of Finance today announced the preliminary overview of national tax revenue in April. The net collection in April was NT$189.5 billion, setting a new high for the same month in previous years, with a year-on-year growth rate of 23%. Among them, the increase in securities transaction tax by NT$36.8 billion and comprehensive income tax by NT$7.6 billion were the most significant.
Liu Hsun-jung, Deputy Director of the Department of Statistics, Ministry of Finance, stated that the Taiwan stock market rebounded strongly in April. Although there were repeated fluctuations due to the Middle East conflict, with the rise of international stock markets and the continued strong momentum of artificial intelligence (AI) themes, led by blue-chip stocks, the index continued to rise, repeatedly setting new highs for closing indices and gains. On April 1st, 8th, and 24th, the market saw the 4th, 3rd, and 6th largest gains in history, respectively, showing an overall trend of both price and volume rising.
Liu Hsun-jung said that at the end of April, the Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Index closed at 38,927 points, continuing to reach a new historical high, an increase of 7,204 points from March, setting a new historical record for the largest single-month gain, with an increase of 22.7%. In addition, the average daily trading volume in April exceeded NT$1 trillion for the first time, reaching NT$1.141 trillion, setting a new historical high, with a year-on-year increase of 2.4 times, the highest since August 1996, and a further increase of 23.8% from March.
Liu Hsun-jung stated that due to the record-high trading volume in the Taiwan stock market, the net collection of securities transaction tax in April reached NT$54.6 billion, setting a new monthly high. It has continuously exceeded the NT$50 billion mark for two consecutive months, and the year-on-year increase of NT$36.8 billion also set a new monthly high, with a year-on-year increase of 2.1 times, the highest since February 2000, and continuous positive growth for nine consecutive months.
She also mentioned that since May, the daily trading volume in the centralized market has exceeded NT$1 trillion, reaching a new high of NT$1.52 trillion on May 6th. However, the stock market is highly volatile, and it is difficult to predict its future development. In addition, the budget achievement rate for securities transaction tax in the first four months exceeded 70%, which is a very impressive performance.
Regarding other tax items that showed year-on-year growth, comprehensive income tax, inheritance tax, futures transaction tax, and entertainment tax all set new highs for the same month in April. Among them, the net collection of comprehensive income tax in April was NT$57 billion, a year-on-year increase of 15.5%, mainly due to an increase in withholding tax on distributed earnings; the net collection of inheritance tax was NT$7.5 billion, a year-on-year increase of 1.4 times, mainly due to an increase in large tax cases.
The cumulative net collection of total tax revenue in the first four months was NT$845 billion, a year-on-year increase of 19.3%, setting a new high for the same period in previous years. In addition, comprehensive income tax, inheritance tax, securities transaction tax, futures transaction tax, business tax, license plate tax, and entertainment tax all set new highs for the same period.
Observing the overview of tax revenue for all levels of government, the central government's net collection of tax revenue in the first four months was NT$471.5 billion, accounting for 127% of the allocated budget. Due to the implementation of the new version of the Fiscal Revenue and Expenditure Allocation Act, the proportion of business tax allocated to the central government was significantly reduced. However, the substantial growth in securities transaction tax offset this, resulting in only a 0.4% decrease in net collection compared to the same period last year. Local governments, due to an increase in central government's general allocation tax, had a net collection of NT$336.5 billion, a year-on-year increase of 74.9%. (Editor: Chang Chun-mao) 1150512
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