Pocheon City Holds Demonstration Session on Non-Tax Revenue Payment System Without Bank Visits

Pocheon City (Mayor Kim Jong-cheon) held a demonstration session on September 7 at the Municipal Central Library, featuring presentations and discussions on workflow improvements regarding the submission and collection of medical revenue. The event was attended by approximately 60 non-tax revenue personnel from health centers nationwide, including Yeongdeungpo-gu in Seoul and Muan-gun in South Jeolla Province, as well as local non-tax revenue officials. Following the session, participants were given tours of the city's major tourist attractions.

Pocheon City, which is 1.4 times larger than Seoul, has 22 remote health clinics and treatment centers, presenting significant constraints in processing daily medical revenue as non-tax revenue. The production of paper notices for revenue payment and direct bank visits consumed considerable time and administrative costs, resulting in service gaps in medical care, numerous citizen complaints, and difficulties in effective supervision and oversight.

In response, Pocheon City implemented operational reforms starting April 3, enabling rapid payment of medical revenue to non-tax revenue accounts through internet banking without visiting banks, while allowing administrators to check all accounts in real-time through internet banking.

This measure has dramatically improved transparency in non-tax revenue management through real-time account inquiries by administrators, and reduced the processing period for depositing funds into the city treasury from 14 days to 7 days, significantly contributing to increased tax revenue through interest income. Additionally, the time previously spent on bank business trips has been reduced, allowing the city to operate medical services reaching the community since June, providing services to 61 senior centers and 1,050 residents.

Furthermore, this initiative was selected as an outstanding proposal at the 2017 Second Gyeonggi Province Proposal and Innovation Audition (City and County Idea Competition). This demonstration session provided an opportunity to widely promote this initiative across all city departments and local governments throughout the nation.

Lee Byung-hyun, Head of the Health Business Division, stated: "This initiative does not use any budget and can be immediately applied to non-tax revenue operations at administrative organizations nationwide. It is an excellent policy with outstanding economic viability, scalability, and sustainability. Moving forward, we will continue to develop policies that save budgets while providing convenience in administration, dedicating the time saved to citizens' health promotion."