Ganghwa County Cracks Down on Chronic and High-Amount Tax Delinquents

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Choi Ki-ho] Ganghwa County announced on the 21st that it has begun implementing strong collection measures against chronic and high-amount tax delinquents who deliberately evade their tax obligations despite having the financial capacity to pay.

The total delinquent local taxes and non-tax revenue in the county amounts to 10.7 billion won, with delinquent amounts from high-amount delinquents with arrears of 30 million won or more reaching 4.1 billion won.

In response, the county plans to implement sustained administrative sanctions against chronic and high-amount delinquents, including asset seizure of real estate, deposits, and vehicles, and restrictions on permitted business operations. The county will also actively pursue public auctions of items with practical value that can be collected to eliminate delinquent amounts.

Meanwhile, for livelihood-type delinquents facing economic crises due to bankruptcy or business closure, the county plans to boldly suspend collection measures or withhold proceedings to support them in overcoming their difficult circumstances and making a fresh start.

A county official stated, "We will implement strong collection measures against chronic and high-amount delinquents with the ability to pay until they pay in full," and added, "We will continuously develop new collection techniques in response to changes in the collection environment such as COVID-19."