Gyeonggi-do Cracks Down on Fraudulent Claims of Fuel Subsidies for Freight Trucks

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province is launching an intensive investigation into fuel subsidy fraud involving freight trucks.

The Gyeonggi Province Special Judicial Police Unit announced on the 3rd that it will conduct a focused investigation to eradicate fraudulent claims of fuel subsidies for freight trucks.

The main targets of the investigation are those who inflate the actual refueling amount when making payments to fraudulently claim fuel subsidies, or those who use the so-called "card kkang" method?where multiple refuelings are made for less than the amount paid in a single bulk payment, and the difference is fraudulently claimed as a subsidy, despite regulations requiring a single payment per refueling.

Last year, the special judicial police uncovered a case where two freight truck transport operators and a gas station operator colluded to falsely inflate the amount paid for fuel beyond the actual volume refueled into freight trucks.

The truck owners received the difference corresponding to the inflated fuel volume in cash from the gas station, and part of it was fraudulently claimed as fuel subsidies.

The special judicial police believe there are more such cases and plan to expand investigations into fraudulent claims of fuel subsidies.

According to Article 68 of the "Freight Truck Transportation Business Act," anyone who receives fuel subsidies for freight trucks through false or fraudulent means is subject to "imprisonment for up to one year or a fine of up to 10 million won."

Kim Young-soo, head of the Gyeonggi Province Special Judicial Police Unit, emphasized, "Based on the core values of fairness, peace, and welfare under the 7th elected provincial administration, this year we will focus our investigative capabilities on blocking unfair gains from fraudulent fuel subsidy claims so that subsidies funded by taxpayers' money can be properly used again for the people."

According to the province, there were 775 cases of fraudulent fuel subsidy claims involving freight trucks in the province last year. The most common type was inflated payment cases, accounting for 47 cases (6.1%), followed by bulk payment cases with 44 cases (5.7%).

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