Gyeonggi-do Offers Benefits Including Health Checkup Discounts to 220,000 Diligent Taxpayers

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province will provide various benefits, including discounts on health checkup fees, to 220,000 diligent taxpayers.

Diligent taxpayers are those who have no local tax arrears and have paid at least four taxes on time every year for the past seven years. The number increased from about 400 last year to 228,696 this year. There are 216,336 individuals and 12,360 corporations.

Starting from July, the province will offer diligent taxpayers a 10?30% discount on the out-of-pocket costs for comprehensive health checkups and inpatient treatment fees when using six medical institutions in the province that have agreements with the province, including Gyeonggi Provincial Medical Center, Ajou University Hospital, and St. Vincent's Hospital, for one year.

Additionally, preferential interest rates on deposits and loans will be provided at Gyeonggi Province’s treasury banks (NongHyup and Kookmin Bank).

This year, the province selected 441 diligent taxpayers who have contributed to community development as meritorious taxpayers for the first time.

They will receive benefits such as exemption from tax audits for three years and discounts on public parking fees.

Cho Chu-dong, head of the provincial tax administration division, emphasized, "We will strive to further expand support for diligent taxpayers."

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