"Use Namsan 1 and 3 Tunnels for Free"… Benefits for Seoul Citizens with Two or More Children

Amendment to 'Congestion Toll Collection Ordinance'... Exemption from 21st Next Month
For Households with Two or More Children and Youngest Under 18
"Tangible Benefits in Transportation Amid Low Birthrate Crisis"

Starting next month, multi-child families residing in Seoul will be able to pass through Namsan Tunnel 1 and 3 free of charge. Multi-child families with two or more children and the youngest under 18 years old can pre-register their vehicle information in the 'Baro Green Payment' system.

On the 11th, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that, following the revision of the 'Seoul Metropolitan Congestion Toll Collection Ordinance,' congestion tolls will be exempted for 'vehicles owned by multi-child families' starting from the 21st of next month. A city official explained, "As we are exploring various measures to overcome the serious low birthrate crisis, we decided to exempt congestion tolls for multi-child families to alleviate the economic burden on families raising children."

This congestion toll exemption for multi-child families is a follow-up measure to the revision of the 'Seoul Metropolitan Congestion Toll Collection Ordinance' announced in May. To receive the exemption immediately from the day it is implemented, families must register in advance with 'Baro Green Payment,' a contactless automatic payment system for congestion tolls, public parking fees, and other public facility usage fees in Seoul, before August 21. If pre-registration is not completed, showing the 'Dadungi Happiness Card' at the tollgate face-to-face booth will suffice.

The eligible applicants are families residing in Seoul who have given birth to or adopted two or more children and are raising them, and only one vehicle owned (registered) by the family can be registered. Since the validity period is determined based on the age of the youngest child (under 18 years old), it is necessary to verify in advance whether the exemption criteria are met.

Yoon Jong-jang, Director of the Seoul Transportation Office, stated, "We will continue to consider ways to provide tangible benefits that citizens can feel amid the low birthrate crisis in the transportation sector as well. We hope that by registering vehicle information just once through the 'Baro Green Payment Pre-registration,' citizens can conveniently enjoy the benefits of automatic congestion toll discounts."

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