Suncheon-si Wins 'Minister of the Interior and Safety Award' at the Government-wide Active Administration Competition

Resolving 27 Years of Citizen Grievances Due to Tax Delinquency

[Suncheon=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Suncheon City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Heo Seok) announced on the 16th that it received the Minister of the Interior and Safety Award at the "2021 Second Half Government-wide Active Administration Best Practice Competition," jointly hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, the Ministry of Personnel Management, and the Office for Government Policy Coordination.

This competition aimed to establish a culture of active administration and enhance public experience by discovering and disseminating various changes and innovative achievements through active administration. It evaluated active administration cases from 137 local governments (metropolitan + basic) and selected nine cases as excellent examples.

The city received the highest score among basic local governments for the case titled "Resolving Citizens' Grievances Accumulated for 27 Years Due to Tax Delinquency."

Since last year, the tax office obtained tax guarantees for foreclosed real estate with priority liens from a total of 14 taxpayers and proceeded with public auctions. As a result, the city collected about 600 million KRW in delinquent taxes that could not have been recovered otherwise, resolving citizens' grievances that had been left unresolved for 27 years.

This is the result of an innovative approach that increased local tax revenue while providing new life opportunities to citizens.

A city official stated, "This case is the result of proactive administration that did not neglect even the oldest tax delinquencies," and added, "We will continue to do our best for creative administration that citizens can feel."

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