"Will Actively Pursue Public Auctions and Home Searches"
Anseong City in Gyeonggi Province has rolled up its sleeves to collect non-tax revenue. Amid the economic downturn, which has put local governments on high alert to secure fiscal soundness, this move is seen as an effort to discover new revenue sources.
On the 11th, Anseong City announced that it will operate the 'Second Half Non-Tax Revenue Collection Reinforcement Period' from this month until the end of the year to enhance local fiscal soundness.
'Non-tax revenue' refers to income other than taxes imposed by local government heads based on individual laws and ordinances for administrative purposes, including fines, penalties, enforcement charges, property rental income, and property sales income. According to Anseong City's second supplementary budget proposal for this year, non-tax revenue amounts to 43.2 billion KRW, accounting for 4% of the total revenue of 1.09 trillion KRW.
The city plans to actively collect vehicle-related fines, which account for half of the total outstanding non-tax revenue. To this end, the city intends to use stronger measures such as public auctions and home searches to collect overdue payments.
Meanwhile, in the first half of the year, the city focused on cracking down on vehicles with outstanding non-tax revenue, seizing 3,829 cases, and impounding license plates of 31 vehicles with fines exceeding 300,000 KRW and overdue for more than 60 days. The city visited the homes of defaulters, including those with impounded vehicle license plates, to encourage payment and promoted installment payments when lump-sum payment was difficult.
Choi Seung-rin, head of the Collection Division of Anseong City, said, "We will further strengthen collection activities so that citizens who faithfully fulfill their tax obligations can be respected."
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