Activation of Hometown Love Donation System... Permission Granted for Operation of Private Platforms

Introducing with Legal Grounds and Security Measures in Place

The government is promoting measures to revitalize the operation of the Hometown Love Donation System, including allowing private platform operations.

On the 14th, the government announced these measures at the 20th 'Public Discussion on Livelihoods with the People,' held at the Jeonnam Provincial Office and presided over by President Yoon Seok-yeol.

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First implemented last year, the Hometown Love Donation System was established to foster a healthy donation culture toward one's hometown and promote balanced regional development. It is a system where individuals directly donate to their desired local governments, contributing to the expansion of underfunded local finances, and receive thank-you gifts from the recipient local governments. In its first year of implementation, it achieved a fundraising result of 65 billion KRW.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety plans to improve the system in a direction desired by many local governments while securing public consensus among donors and promoting system improvements.

First, to expand the connection between donors and local governments, the ministry intends to activate donations through private platforms. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety will establish sufficient security measures and preventive measures against side effects, such as legal grounds for operation and personal information protection, to expand donation touchpoints with the public while minimizing trial and error.

Furthermore, as the annual donation limit will increase from 5 million KRW to 20 million KRW starting in 2025, the ministry plans to consult with related ministries to expand donor benefits, including additional tax credit benefits commensurate with the increase.

In addition, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety will distribute and educate local governments on the Hometown Love Donation System thank-you gift management manual to diversify thank-you gifts and improve their quality.

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