日前,全国人大常委会第三十一次会议通过了个人所得税修正法草案,个税起征点将上调至每月2000元。应该说,在本届政府不断强调重视民生的情况下,此次调整确实符合广大中低收入者的利益,也有助于削弱物价上涨给公众带来的痛苦。然而,调高起征点并非个税改革的真正意义所在,对个税来讲,应该把公平放在首位,围绕改善民生来展开改革。 Recently, the 31st meeting of the NPC Standing Committee passed the personal income tax amendment bill, and the tax threshold will be raised to 2,000 yuan per month. It should be said that under the current administration’s constant emphasis on people’s livelihood, this adjustment really conforms to the interests of the majority of low- and middle-income earners and helps to reduce the pain brought by public price hikes. However, raising the threshold is not the true meaning of a tax reform. For a tax, we should give priority to fairness and start reforms aimed at improving people’s livelihood.