Hapcheon-gun, Ministry of the Interior and Safety's Exemplary Active Administration Case... Implementation of Acquisition Tax Reduction for Farmers

Benchmarking Excellent Cases of Proactive Administration

Hapcheon County Office building exterior view

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Hapcheon-gun, Gyeongnam Province announced that it will implement the policy of 'Farmers' Lost Taxes, Refund Without Application,' which directly verifies whether acquisition tax reductions apply and refunds them ex officio.

This policy was selected as an excellent case of proactive administration by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and was introduced considering that farmers are elderly and it is difficult for them to understand local tax-related laws.

The county actively interprets the Local Tax Special Cases Restriction Act, which states that "when the head of a local government can identify the subject eligible for reduction, the reduction can be applied ex officio," departing from the principle of local tax application by request. The tax reduction officer directly requests cooperation from relevant departments for the necessary documents for the reduction decision, and upon confirmation, refunds the reduced local tax ex officio. This is the main content of the policy.

The county plans to review tax reductions for 834 farmers eligible for farmland acquisition tax reduction and intends to implement this regularly every year depending on the progress.

A county official said, "We introduced this policy believing it would be of some help to residents during these difficult times," and added, "We will do our best to carry out local tax administration tailored to the aging era."

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