Future United Party's Kang Ki-yoon, High-Income Self-Employed Person's 1.0894 Trillion KRW National Pension Arrears

National Health Insurance Service "Will Encourage Voluntary Payment Including Installments"

Assemblyman Kang Ki-yoon

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Choi Hyun-joo] Kang Ki-yoon, a member of the Future United Party (Changwon Seongsan), announced on the 14th that high-income self-employed individuals such as celebrities, YouTubers, web writers, professional athletes, and doctors have sufficient ability to pay National Pension contributions, but the overdue amount reaches 1.0894 trillion won.

According to data obtained by Kang from the National Health Insurance Corporation, among 265,426 special management targets for the National Pension, including these high-income self-employed individuals, the insurance premiums overdue this year amount to 1.0894 trillion won, but as of the end of last month, only 71.333 billion won, which is 6.5% of the total overdue amount, has been collected.

Additionally, in promising high-income industries such as YouTubers, web writers, and web developers, 2,777 people have overdue payments of 11.9 billion won, and only 910 million won, which is 7.6% of the total, has been collected.

By occupation, the overdue amount for high-income self-employed individuals such as YouTubers was the highest at 1.0757 trillion won, and the collection rate was highest among professionals at 8.1%.

Rep. Kang pointed out, "Considering the public assistance that the state will be responsible for in the future if the National Pension is not properly paid, the National Pension should actively disclose the list of high-amount habitual defaulters, similar to the health insurance system."

In response to Rep. Kang's remarks, the National Health Insurance Corporation reported, "After encouragement through consultation and persuasion, we will take overdue disposition against those who refuse to pay, and induce voluntary payment through installment payments by providing useful information such as the mandatory payment period, expected pension amount, payment timing, pension-related matters, and the system."

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