The article examines the features of the current tax system of the Republic of Korea. The relationship between the tax system and the level of economic development of the state is obvious and undeniable: the more transparent, rational and efficient the tax system is, the more budget formation is based on tax revenues and the greater the ability of the state to finance the performance of its functions, including ensuring the socio-economic development of the country, which fully corresponds to the essence of the tax. The thesis was used as the basis for the research, according to which the tax system of the state is a set of taxes and fees levied in accordance with the procedure established by law, the system of tax authorities, as well as the methods and forms of taxation and tax administration used by them. Based on the analysis of the legislative base of the Republic of Korea, the current structure of taxes and fees, the system of tax authorities, forms and methods of taxation and administration of tax revenues to the country's budget system are considered. Based on the analytical resources of the exchange portal Take-profit.org It has been revealed that the current policy of the Government of the Republic of Korea to curb the increase in tax rates on a number of significant taxes, combined with traditional tax incentives to stimulate exports of products from companies in a number of key industries, leads to an expansion of debt financing of the economy and ultimately to an increase in the debt burden on the economy. In this regard, the dynamics of the country's debt burden was compared with the dynamics of a number of countries belonging to the G20 group. Based on statistical data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the structure of tax revenues has been identified both by major groups (national and local) and by individual types.
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