Gokseong-gun Selected as an Excellent Institution for Reducing Local Tax Arrears for Two Consecutive Years

Following the Grand Prize in 2019, Excellence Award Winner in 2020 Evaluation

[Gokseong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] Gokseong-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 21st that it was selected as an excellent institution for two consecutive years following last year in the evaluation of reducing the carryover local tax arrears conducted by Jeollanam-do.

This year, Gokseong-gun was selected as an excellent institution in the 'Evaluation of Reducing Carryover Local Tax Arrears,' receiving an excellence award and a prize of 40 million won. This award once again proved the excellence of tax administration following the grand prize in 2019.

The evaluation was conducted by Jeollanam-do targeting 22 cities and counties within the province, assessing six items including the collection rate of carryover arrears, collection scale, and public auction disposition rate from January to September. Gokseong-gun achieved 3rd place within the province.

This achievement is the result of efforts to promote the collection of arrears step-by-step by establishing a monthly comprehensive plan for collecting carryover arrears.

Additionally, Gokseong-gun operated a special clearance period for carryover arrears from January to September. Through this, they analyzed collectible and non-collectible portions and conducted joint collection efforts in towns and townships for collectible portions such as tax delinquency.

For non-collectible portions such as business closures and missing persons, they focused administrative power on clearing carryover arrears by combining arrears disposition and administrative sanctions.

As a result, Gokseong-gun's collection rate of carryover arrears recorded 73.8%, overwhelmingly surpassing the provincial average of 44.6% in Jeollanam-do.

An official from the county stated, “Local taxes are autonomous resources used for the welfare of residents and the development of the county,” and added, “We will continue to carry out active collection activities to realize tax justice.”

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