On the eve of the Summit for Democracy, international scholars and experts call on the Taiwanese government to resolve the Tai Ji Men case as soon as possible, implement transitional justice, and protect
The Ministry of Finance is expected to raise income tax deductions by the end of this year to ease the tax burden on income earners next year, as consumer prices have grown beyond the trigger point since previous adjustments.
Taiwanese file their income taxes in May each year for income earned the previous calendar year.
Assorted tax deductions are linked to the consumer price index, which has risen more than 3 percent over the past three years.
That increase qualifies for upward revisions to the allowances by the government so people would feel less of the pinch, KPMG Taiwan said.
The inflationary gauge last