Changwon Special City, "Received the Grand Prize in Local Tax Administration Comprehensive Evaluation"

Awarded for 5 Consecutive Years Since 2019

Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam Province has been honored with the 'Grand Prize' for five consecutive years since 2019 in the '2023 Comprehensive Local Tax Administration Evaluation' conducted by Gyeongsangnam-do to promote the expansion of autonomous resources and the development of local tax administration.

This evaluation was comprehensively conducted across 22 items in 8 areas, including local tax assessment and collection, arrears management, tax audits, local tax reviews, non-tax revenue, local income tax, and general tax administration, based on data from the year 2022.

Changwon Special City Hall, Gyeongnam.
Photo by Lee Seryeong

The city received high scores in all areas such as local tax assessment and collection, tax base discovery, arrears management, and tax audits, earning the grand prize for five consecutive years. Additionally, the special adjustment grant from Gyeongsangnam-do was significantly increased from 300 million KRW last year to 500 million KRW as an incentive, contributing to the city’s finances.

In particular, the city received excellent evaluations for its unique policies, such as expanding the attraction of leased (rental) vehicles, conducting a comprehensive investigation of corporate local income tax, and efficiently cracking down on delinquent vehicles by collaborating with the police station and Korea Expressway Corporation to impound license plates of delinquent vehicles alongside DUI checkpoints.

This year, the city plans to actively promote local tax affairs to continuously discover tax bases and collect arrears for securing autonomous resources.

An Byeong-o, Director of Planning and Coordination, said, “Today's grand prize award is thanks to the citizens who faithfully fulfilled their tax obligations despite the difficult conditions caused by the economic downturn and the employees who spared no effort to increase tax revenue for expanding autonomous resources.” He added, “We will continue to develop convenient and diverse payment policies to provide better tax administration services to citizens.”

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