Over the Past 5 Years, Additional Tax Collection from 'Minsaengchinhae Tax Evaders' Reaches 1.08 Trillion Won

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwangho Lee] It has been investigated that the amount of additional taxes collected from tax evaders harming the livelihood of the people over the past five years reached 1.08 trillion won.

On the 5th, Kim Doo-kwan, a member of the National Assembly's Planning and Finance Committee from the Democratic Party of Korea, analyzed data submitted by the National Tax Service (NTS) and found that over the past five years (2015-2019), the NTS imposed additional taxes amounting to 1.0816 trillion won (1,020 cases) on tax evaders harming the livelihood of the people.

Tax evaders harming the livelihood of the people are classified by the NTS based on its own criteria, referring to illegal loan sharks, multi-level marketing sellers, adult game centers, and high-priced private academies who illegally or illicitly profit from ordinary citizens while evading taxes through irregular means.

Over the past five years, the number of tax evasion cases by illegal loan sharks was 317, with additional taxes amounting to 103.3 billion won; high-priced private academies had 185 cases with 55.1 billion won; and adult game centers and multi-level marketing sellers had 518 cases with 923.2 billion won.

Looking at each sector in detail, illegal loan sharks showed a decrease in additional tax per case, from 40 cases and 24.8 billion won in 2015 to 72 cases and 17.8 billion won in 2019.

During the same period, high-priced private academies also saw a decrease in both the number of cases and additional taxes, from 65 cases and 16.9 billion won to 33 cases and 8.8 billion won.

In contrast, other sectors such as adult game centers and multi-level marketing sellers showed a significant increase in additional tax per case, from 118 cases and 123.6 billion won to 76 cases and 192.1 billion won.

Assemblyman Kim emphasized, "The National Tax Service should promptly compile more accurate statistics on tax evaders harming the livelihood of ordinary citizens, who exacerbate their suffering, and strengthen crackdowns and countermeasures based on these statistics."

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