The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission Approves Raising the Holiday Agricultural, Livestock, and Seafood Gift Limit from 200,000 to 300,000 Won
Resolution of the Amendment to the Enforcement Decree of the
Improper Solicitation and Graft Act
Online and Mobile Gift Certificates Also Included as Gifts
The value of agricultural and marine products and processed agricultural and marine products gifts that public officials, etc., can exceptionally receive under the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act will be increased by 50%.
The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) plenary session announced on the 21st that it had approved the amendment to the Enforcement Decree of the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act reflecting this change. The amendment to the Enforcement Decree of the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act mainly raises the existing gift limit for agricultural and marine products and processed agricultural and marine products from 100,000 KRW (200,000 KRW during Lunar New Year and Chuseok) to 150,000 KRW (300,000 KRW during Lunar New Year and Chuseok). The gift period for Lunar New Year and Chuseok is from 24 days before to 5 days after the respective holidays. This Chuseok falls on the 29th of next month, so the doubled gift value period for agricultural and marine products and processed agricultural and marine products will be from October 5th to October 4th.
In addition, online and mobile gift certificates, such as performance tickets, will be included in the scope of gifts subject to the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act. However, cash-equivalent gift certificates such as department store gift certificates, which can be immediately converted into cash, are excluded.
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Kim Hong-il, Chairman of the ACRC, said, "This amendment was a decision made considering the damage situation of the agriculture, livestock, and fisheries industries and the cultural and arts sectors, which are going through more difficult times than ever before, and we ask the public to understand this." He added, "There is no change in the ACRC's strict response policy based on the zero-tolerance principle toward corruption in the public sector, and we will continue to promote government-wide efforts toward becoming a clean and advanced country."
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