Yongin City Deploys 'Overcharging Crackdown Team' at Local Festivals

Crackdown on Measurement Violations and Excessive Price Increases

As the full-scale spring festivals continue, Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province is taking measures to prevent overcharging.

On the 25th, Yongin City announced that it will operate a 'Joint Overcharging Crackdown Team' to eradicate overcharging at local festivals.

Yongin City will operate a joint public-private "Overcharging Crackdown Team" for local festivals gathering more than 10,000 people this year. The Starlight Yard Night Market at Yongin Central Market held last year.
[Photo by Yongin City]

The crackdown team, composed of city officials and price monitoring agents, will conduct enforcement activities when local festivals expected to attract more than 10,000 people, such as the Children's Day Grand Festival and Yongin Central Market Starlight Yard Night Market, are held.

The team will monitor price trends near festival sites and crack down on unfair commercial practices such as violations of food portion regulations, mixed sales, collusion, excessive price hikes or decline in service quality, and aggressive solicitation. They will also inspect compliance with price labeling and country of origin labeling.

The city plans to encourage the establishment of reasonable food sales prices by reflecting the opinions of external experts, including local consumer associations, from the festival preparation stage.

A city official stated, "When local festivals are held, we will thoroughly crack down on overcharging to ensure that residents and tourists can enjoy the festivals at reasonable prices."

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