Yeongyang-gun, Donations for Hometown Love Continue Ahead of Seollal Holiday
[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Gwi-yeol] Kim Pal-won, Secretary General of the Jaegu-mi Yeongyang-gun Hometown Association, and Woo Guk-han, CEO of Hakgasan Kimchi, donated 3 million won and 5 million won respectively as hometown love donations to their hometown Yeongyang-gun on the 18th and 19th.
Secretary General Kim Pal-won has been leading hometown love efforts while serving as Secretary General of the Jaegu-mi Yeongyang-gun Hometown Association, and CEO Woo Guk-han, who is from Seokbo-myeon, Yeongyang-gun, has been practicing love for neighbors by joining the Honor Society, a group of donors who have donated more than 100 million won. In line with the implementation of the hometown love donation system, he donated hometown love funds to Yeongyang-gun.
Secretary General Kim and CEO Woo said, “We are very pleased to contribute to the development of our hometown through the good system called the hometown love donation system.”
County Governor Oh Do-chang said, “We appreciate the donation to Yeongyang-gun, the hometown, ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, and the precious donation will be used where it is most needed for the development of Yeongyang-gun,” adding, “We ask for active participation in hometown love donations from many people who love Yeongyang-gun.”
The hometown love donation system is a system implemented since January 1, 2023, where individuals can donate to their hometown or desired local government, which uses the funds for resident welfare projects, and donors receive tax benefits (full tax credit up to 100,000 won, and 16.5% for the amount exceeding 100,000 won) and may receive thank-you gifts (local agricultural and specialty products, etc.) within 30% of the donation amount.
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Hometown love donations can be paid through the government-operated ‘Hometown Love e-Um’ website, and can also be paid at all agricultural and livestock cooperatives and NongHyup Bank counters nationwide.
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