Jang'an-gu: Pay Traffic Congestion Charges by October 31

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Jang'an-gu, Suwon has imposed 1.24 billion won in traffic congestion charges on 1,212 subject facilities for 2019, it announced on the 11th.

Traffic congestion charges are imposed on facility owners who generate traffic congestion in accordance with Article 36 of the Urban Traffic Improvement Promotion Act. The 2019 tax year applies to facility owners from August 1 last year to July 31 of this year. As of July 31 this year, facility owners whose combined floor area of each floor is 1,000 square meters or more (for multi-unit buildings, individual ownership share area of 160 square meters or more within the facility) must pay traffic congestion charges by October 31 of this year.

Payments can be made at bank ATMs without notice, and can also be paid through Wetax, giro, or ARS (1899-7500). If the charge is not paid by the deadline, a 3% surcharge will be imposed. For more details, contact Jang'an-gu Economic and Transportation Division, Traffic Administration Team (☎ 031-228-5434).