Jinju City Offers 10% Discount for Annual Prepayment of Environmental Improvement Charges

Jinju City Hall Exterior View (Photo by Jinju City)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Jinju City, Gyeongnam announced on the 13th that it will accept applications for the lump-sum payment (annual payment) of the environmental improvement charge imposed on diesel vehicles until the end of this month.

The lump-sum payment (annual payment) of the environmental improvement charge is a system that grants a 10% discount when the owner of a vehicle subject to the environmental improvement charge pays the annual amount in a lump sum.

Applications and payments can be made via Wetax from the 16th to the 31st, and if using Wetax is difficult, applications can be made by visiting or calling the Environmental Management Division of Jinju City.

The calculation period for the annual payment is from July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021, and vehicles that have been scrapped or have had ownership or address (to another region) changes or are scheduled for such changes during this period are excluded from the application.

This year, there are about 23,000 diesel vehicles subject to the environmental improvement charge, with a total charge amount of 1.3 billion KRW. Among them, 417 vehicles are subject to annual payment notices, with an annual payment charge amount of 49 million KRW.

A city official said, "If you apply and pay the environmental improvement charge once as a lump sum (annual payment), you can be billed with the discounted amount every January," adding, "We will actively promote the annual payment application so that more citizens can receive the discount benefits."

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