The U.S. House of Representatives Democratic Party was purchasing an electric vehicle (EV) under the revenue bill (see the article on September 15, 2021), which is a financial resource for the $ 350 billion investment plan under deliberation in the House of Representatives.Incorporated the tax deduction amount to up to $ 12,500 from the current $ 7,500 per unit.However, the condition is that it is an EV assembled at a base with a labor union, and the ripples are spreading mainly by Japanese manufacturers who do not have a union.

In this bill, in addition to $ 4,000 per unit, $ 3,500 (Note) according to the battery capacity, and $ 4,500 for vehicles assembled at bases with unions.The deduction is defined.Furthermore, if more than 50 % of the components in the assembly process are domestic products, and the battery cells installed as power are assembled in Japan, $ 500 will be added.The target vehicle weight is 14,000 pounds (about 6).It is a new car less than 35 tons, and the car sold in 2022 and 2023 is equipped with a battery of 7 kilowatts (kwh) or more and 10 kWh or more since 2024, making it a vehicle that can be charged externally.

Tax deduction is a system that directly subtracts the deduction amount from the tax to be paid.In this bill, the upper limit of income that can be declared deducted is $ 800,000 for multiple filing with the spouse, $ 600,000 for the head of the household, and $ 400,000 for other cases (such as dependents).It is being.In addition, vehicle prices are set to $ 55,000 for passenger cars (sedans), $ 64,000 for vans, $ 69,000 for sports multipurpose vehicles, and 74,000 dollars for pickup trucks.There is.In addition, since the maximum deduction limit of 200,000 units sold in the current regulations will be eliminated, the application to General Motors (GM) and Tesla, which have already been not deducted, will be resumed ("Automortive").・ News ”September 13).

In response to the bill, Ray Curry, Chairman of the National Automobile Union (UAW), said in a statement on September 11, "it will be very useful to support the employment of high -pay unions in the EV department defended by President Biden."He stated that the bill wanted to gain the support of the bipartisan.

On the other hand, non -union manufacturers, such as Japanese manufacturers and EV manufacturers Tesla, have been opposed. In the letter addressed to the revenue chairman and others, "This draft is secondary to accelerate the deployment of electric vehicles by discriminating US workers who have chosen without unions. "It's unfair and incorrect. I hope to refuse this blatant proposal." (CNBC September 14). According to Honda's statement on the 13th, "Expansion of tax incentives is expanded in an unreasonable method that distinguishes the EV created by the House of Representatives Revenue Committee and the hard -working US workers, simply belonging to the union. I was disappointed with the proposal. We requested parliament to delete discriminatory words that incentive the union from the budget adjustment.

(Note) In the case of vehicles sold before December 31, 2026, the battery capacity is 40 kilowatt (kwh) or more, and vehicles sold after January 1, 2027 are targeted.

(Noriko Ohara)