National Tax Service Holds Award Ceremony for '2020 National Tax Service Video Contest'

Kim Dae-ji, Commissioner of the National Tax Service, and Kim Gyu-ri, the gold prize winner, are posing for a commemorative photo.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwangho Lee] The National Tax Service (NTS) announced on the 27th that it held the '2020 National Tax Service Video Contest' awards ceremony at the Seoul Regional Tax Office.

Due to the escalation of social distancing to Level 2 in the metropolitan area amid the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), only the gold prize winner, representing the awardees, was invited to receive the plaque and prize money.

The gold prize was awarded to the work titled "Taxes, Back to Us," created by Kyuri Kim.

The contest, held nationwide from April 24 to July 31, received a total of 116 excellent entries. After fair evaluation by external judges, a total of 10 works were selected as winners (1 gold prize, 1 silver prize, 3 bronze prizes, and 5 popularity awards).

The winning works will be used for NTS promotional videos and materials, youth tax education resources, and will be actively utilized to raise awareness of the importance of faithful tax payment through posting on the NTS website and spreading via social media platforms (blogs, YouTube, etc.).

Daiji Kim, Commissioner of the National Tax Service, stated, "The winning works will be actively used to create a society where faithful taxpayers are respected and to promote 'a more comfortable and better national tax administration for the people.'"