刘世锦：增加对高收入阶层的合理税收，政府将更有动力保护产权

Group 1 - The "Sina Finance 2025 Conference and the 18th Golden Unicorn Forum" will be held on January 15, 2026, in Beijing, focusing on the theme "Starting the 14th Five-Year Plan, New Economic Journey - Reshaping Growth Paradigms, Creating Future Prosperity" [1][5] - Liu Shijin, Deputy Director of the Economic Committee of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and former Deputy Director of the State Council Development Research Center, will attend and speak at the conference [1][5] Group 2 - Liu Shijin emphasized the need to learn from successful high-income countries with lower Gini coefficients, suggesting that China's Gini coefficient should be reduced to below 0.4% to avoid the middle-income trap [3][7] - He proposed a goal to double the middle-income group from 400 million to 800-900 million people, aiming for this group to constitute over half of the total population [3][7] - To achieve this, he recommended increasing the share of labor compensation in GDP while narrowing the gap in basic public services between urban and rural areas [3][7] Group 3 - Liu Shijin suggested a shift in the fiscal and tax system from indirect taxes to direct taxes, advocating for increased reasonable taxation on high-income individuals and their assets [4][8] - He addressed concerns about the impact on property rights and stability, asserting that higher tax contributions from high-income groups would incentivize the government to protect property rights, as these rights are essential for tax revenue [4][8] - Liu highlighted the strong correlation between tax sources and government behavior, indicating that effective tax policy can enhance government accountability [4][8]