Gurye-gun Selected as an Excellent City/County in the 'Reducing Local Tax Arrears' Evaluation

Achieved 113.7% Collection Rate Against Initial Target
Formed Joint Collection Teams with Eup and Myeon to Expand Local Tax Revenue

[Gurye=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yuk Miseok] Gurye-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim Soon-ho) announced on the 1st that it was selected as an excellent city/county in the ‘2021 Local Tax Carryover Arrears Reduction Evaluation’ conducted by Jeollanam-do, securing a reward project fund of 20.5 million won.

Jeollanam-do selects outstanding cities/counties every year by comprehensively evaluating the achievement of more than 43% of the collection target based on carryover arrears, collection rate of carryover arrears, collection scale, public auction disposition rate, and loss rate, and provides prize money.

Gurye-gun exceeded the original collection target of 387 million won by achieving 440 million won (113.7% of the target) and received an award certificate for outstanding city/county at Jeollanam-do Provincial Office on the 26th.

The county has been doing its best to reduce carryover arrears by organizing joint collection teams across the county, town, and township.

They actively carried out collection activities such as seizure of real estate, vehicles, salaries, and deposits, impounding license plates of delinquent vehicles, and sending delinquency notification letters.

For chronic delinquent taxpayers owing more than 10 million won, the list is publicly disclosed on the county website.

Due to COVID-19, instead of direct face-to-face contact, they have been implementing telephone payment encouragement and sending SMS notification messages.

A county official said, “We will continue to make every effort to achieve the local tax collection target and minimize carryover arrears through various payment promotions and collection efforts so that there will be no disadvantages in the government’s local allocation tax calculation.”

Gurye=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yuk Miseok kun5783@asiae.co.kr

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