Yeosu-si Selected as an 'Outstanding Local Government' for 2022 Local Non-Tax Revenue

Awarded for Excellence as Local Government Agency... Received Financial Incentives

[Yeosu=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Cheol-hoon] Jeonnam Yeosu City (Mayor Jeong Gi-myeong) announced on the 28th that it was selected as an excellent local government in the 2022 National Local Government Non-Tax Revenue Operation Evaluation conducted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, receiving an institutional commendation and financial incentives (general grant tax).

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety has been analyzing and evaluating the operation performance of local government non-tax revenue nationwide every year since 2015 to increase the collection rate of 'local non-tax revenue,' which is relatively lower than local taxes.

Yeosu City was honored to be selected as an excellent institution in the evaluation selecting 26 provinces, cities, counties, and districts out of 243 local governments nationwide.

In particular, following last year's selection as the best institution, it was selected again as an excellent institution this year and will receive 35 million KRW as a financial incentive.

According to Yeosu City, the collection rate of local non-tax revenue based on the 2021 settlement was 87.7%, significantly higher than the national average of 80.3%.

Especially, since 2018, Yeosu City has been the first in the nation to utilize big data to analyze credit information and implement customized collection strategies according to recovery grades, while establishing and operating an integrated collection system for local taxes and non-tax revenues.

It is also known that actively communicating with citizens by developing various taxpayer convenience policies such as Kakao AlimTalk notifications, ARS, and unmanned payment contributed to increasing the collection rate.

Lee Ok-jae, head of the Collection Division of Yeosu City, said, "This selection as an excellent local government is the result of continuous efforts since 2016 by establishing two dedicated non-tax revenue collection teams," and added, "We will continue to discover various policies to reduce arrears and do our best to secure the financial stability of the city."

Yeosu=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Cheol-hoon hss79@asiae.co.kr

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