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Government Retreats on Part of August 3 Tax Plan After Public Backlash, but Tax Burden Dispute Continues

From Chosun Ilbo · () Korean

Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The government revised its August 3 real estate tax package, raising the basic comprehensive property-tax deduction for nonresident single-home owners from 900 million won to 1.2 billion won.
  • The change represents a partial retreat from plans to strengthen holding taxes on nonresident single-home properties.
  • Debate over a potential heavy tax burden remains unresolved.

South Korea’s government has backed away from part of its August 3 real estate tax plan after public opposition, raising the basic deduction for nonresident single-home owners from 900 million won to 1.2 billion won.

The revision follows the replacement of Kim Yong-beom, head of the presidential policy office, after the deputy prime minister for economy and the land minister who led the real estate regulations. The tax package has now also been modified.

The higher deduction marks a retreat from the government’s earlier direction of tightening holding taxes on nonresident single-home properties. The controversy over what critics describe as a potential “tax bomb” has not gone away.

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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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