Naju-si Recruiting Suppliers for 'Hometown Love Donation Program' Thank-You Gifts

[Naju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yukbong] Naju City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Yoon Byung-tae) has completed the selection of return gifts for the ‘Hometown Love Donation System’ scheduled to be implemented from January 1 next year and is now publicly recruiting suppliers.

The city announced on the 23rd that through the recent Return Gift Selection Committee, a total of seven items were finally selected as Naju Love Donation System return gifts, consisting of Naju-produced ‘pears’, ‘rice’, ‘mixed grains’, ‘melons’, ‘natural dye products’, ‘Naju City shopping mall mileage’, and ‘Naju Love Gift Certificates’.

According to the Return Gift Selection Committee, the selection of return gifts was made by evaluating regional representativeness, supply and distribution stability, donation inducement effect, and contribution to the local economy.

A committee official explained, “We selected the return gifts focusing on the urgency of supplying the return gifts immediately to donors residing in other regions from January 1 next year and on supply safety.”

He added, “After the system is implemented, we will hold the committee meetings regularly to continuously discover various return gifts that contain the unique charm and characteristics of Naju, thereby expanding the donors’ range of choices.”

Following the selection of return gifts, the city posted a recruitment announcement on the city hall website on the 21st of this month to select suppliers.

The recruitment target is companies that have business establishments within Naju City and can stably produce, supply, and deliver the selected return gift items.

Applications can be submitted by visiting the Policy Promotion Office (Hometown Love Team) on the 2nd floor of the main city hall building from the 5th to the 7th of next month, with the application form, supply proposal, and other related documents completed and attached.

The city plans to strictly select the final suppliers for each item through an objective evaluation process by the Return Gift Selection Committee within next month.

After the supplier selection, they will be registered in the Hometown Love Donation System comprehensive information system (Hometown Love e-um) and will officially provide return gifts to donors starting January 1.

The Hometown Love Donation System is a new system to foster a healthy donation culture, where individuals who donate to local governments receive a tax credit at a certain rate according to the amount donated.

Donations can be made online (Hometown Love e-um) or face-to-face at NongHyup branches to local governments other than the donor’s place of residence, up to an annual limit of 5 million KRW.

Donors receive a full tax credit for donations up to 100,000 KRW, and a 16.5% tax credit for the amount exceeding 100,000 KRW.

Return gifts from the region can be received for up to 30% of the donation amount (maximum 1.5 million KRW).

Naju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yukbong baekok@asiae.co.kr

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