Jindo-gun, Paper Revenue Stamps 'Into History'... Complete Abolition Within This Month

Replacement with Credit Cards, Cash, and Electronic Payment Systems

Jindo-gun Government Office Exterior Photo by Asia Economy

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Jindo-gun, Jeollanam-do, will completely abolish paper revenue stamps that have been used for various fee payments.

According to Jindo-gun on the 14th, the 'Jindo-gun Revenue Stamp Ordinance' was amended at the end of last September to abolish paper revenue stamps used for various fee payments such as certification and permits.

Even after the abolition of Jindo-gun paper revenue stamps, support is provided to conveniently use electronic revenue stamps through various payment methods such as credit cards, cash, and electronic payment systems via the existing authentication devices and civil service issuance systems.

The abolition of revenue stamps will prevent inconveniences such as civil petitioners having to buy revenue stamps and attach them one by one to documents when applying for civil documents, as well as side effects like loss, damage, forgery, and reuse.

The paper revenue stamps, which have a long history, are planned to be permanently destroyed this month at NH Nonghyup Bank, the treasury of Jindo-gun, in the presence of related personnel.

Currently, the revenue stamps stored in the Nonghyup Bank vault within the county office consist of 13 types ranging from 10 won to 10,000 won denominations.

Paper revenue stamps are securities issued by local governments in the 1950s to pay civil service fees instead of cash.

The revenue stamps were printed by the Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation, and 100 sheets of each denomination will be separately bundled and transferred as administrative archival records for management.

A Jindo-gun Tax Accounting Division official said, “With the abolition of paper revenue stamps, it is expected to reduce the inconvenience of civil petitioners, save administrative management expenses, and shorten civil service processing time.”

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