敢搶人類飯碗? 韓國擬推出世界首個'機器人稅'

Amid fears about robots replacing human jobs, South Korea could become the first country in the world to introduce a "robot tax".

由於害怕機器人取代人類工作，韓國或將成爲世界上首個推出“機器人稅”的國家。

A new proposal could see the country reduce the amount of tax benefits for companies that invest in automated machinery.

根據一項新議案，韓國可能減少對投資自動化機械的企業的稅收優惠額度。

So while it's not exactly a direct tax on robots, it looks like the government is making investment in robotics less appealing for companies.

因此，儘管沒有直接向機器人徵稅，但政府貌似有意降低投資機器人對企業的吸引力。

South Korea has the highest concentration of robots in the world, with 531 multipurpose industrial robots for every 10,000 employees in the manufacturing industry.

韓國製造業中，每萬名工人使用多用途工業機器人531臺，是世界上機器人使用密度最高的國家。

Currently, South Korean companies that invest in automation equipment can have up to 7% of their corporate tax rate deducted. The new ruling, however, will see this cut by up to 2%.

目前，投資自動化設備的韓國企業可以享受最高7%的公司稅率減免。但這一新規最多將削減2%的減免幅度。

The country's unemployment rate hit a 17-year high earlier this year, with some 1.17 million jobless people.

今年早些時候，韓國的失業率創17年來新高，失業人口約爲117萬。