Sejong-si Conducts Comprehensive Cleanup of Local Tax Arrears Focused on High-Amount Defaulters

[Asia Economy (Sejong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Sejong City is launching a comprehensive campaign to collect overdue local taxes, focusing on high-amount delinquent taxpayers in the region.

The city announced on the 24th that it will concentrate administrative efforts on collecting overdue taxes during the local tax collection campaign period from September to November.

The campaign involves investigating hidden assets of high-amount and chronic delinquent taxpayers, enforcing administrative sanctions such as seizure of real estate, deposits, and wages, and publicly disclosing the names of defaulters.

In particular, to collect overdue automobile taxes, license plate seizure activities will be conducted twice a week, and the last Wednesday of every month will be designated as a ‘Joint Seizure Day’ to seize not only vehicles with overdue local taxes but also those with unpaid fines.

Conversely, for livelihood-type delinquent taxpayers, small businesses, and small merchants affected by the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), the city plans to support economic recovery through measures such as deferral of tax collection, installment payments, and suspension of seizure activities.

A city official stated, “During the campaign period, we will conduct strong collection activities targeting high-amount and chronic delinquent taxpayers to foster a sound taxpaying culture and secure autonomous revenue. We will also promote various tax support measures for delinquent taxpayers facing difficulties due to COVID-19.”

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