▲ Gyeonggi Province Tax Arrears Management Team
Gyeonggi Province announced on June 15 that it will expand its local tax arrears management team, which encourages the payment of overdue taxes and conducts fact-finding surveys, from 13 cities and counties last year to all 31 cities and counties this year. The recruitment process for each city and county will begin this month.
Through the expansion of the management team, which has primarily focused on high-amount tax delinquents, Gyeonggi Province plans to investigate the reasons for non-payment among small-amount delinquents who owe less than 1 million won in local taxes. The team will encourage payments or, if it is confirmed that the individual is unable to pay, provide support such as deferring tax payments or connecting them with welfare departments for social services.
The 18 cities and counties where the program is being expanded include Suwon, Seongnam, and Goyang.
Gyeonggi Province plans to begin the full-scale recruitment process this month to hire a total of 576 members for the tax arrears management team.
"Once the recruitment process is complete, the teams will begin their activities in August," said Noh Seung-ho, head of the Tax Justice Division. "The core of this initiative is inclusive tax arrears management that goes beyond simple tax collection by integrating welfare support. Through on-site visits, we will provide solutions such as installment plans for livelihood-type delinquents who lack the ability to pay."
(Photo: Courtesy of Gyeonggi Province, Yonhap News)
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