Pyeongtaek City Concentrates All Administrative Resources on Collecting Overdue Taxes Through Next Month

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Junseong] Pyeongtaek City announced on the 27th that it has designated next month's end as the "comprehensive collection period for overdue local taxes and non-tax revenue in the second half" and will concentrate all administrative resources on collecting overdue amounts.

To this end, the city plans to send out payment notices for overdue amounts in bulk and promote voluntary payment through publicity about the intensive collection activities period.

Additionally, the city will conduct nationwide property inquiries for delinquent taxpayers, immediately seize newly confirmed assets, and for responding to overdue vehicle taxes, will confiscate license plates of delinquent vehicles while also carrying out delivery orders and public auction disposals in parallel.

In particular, November 29 has been designated as "Gyeonggi Province Joint Delinquent Vehicle Intensive Crackdown Day," and intensive license plate confiscation operations will be conducted on chronic delinquent vehicles.

Furthermore, for high-amount and habitual delinquent taxpayers who deliberately evade or conceal assets while possessing property, the city will intensively pursue strong collection enforcement measures and administrative sanctions including home searches and criminal prosecution.

However, for livelihood-type delinquent taxpayers facing economic difficulties, the city plans to mitigate tax payment burden by encouraging postponement of collection measures and installment payments to avoid impact on economic activities.

A city official stated, "Local taxes as well as non-tax revenue are the foundation of Pyeongtaek's independent financial resources and are precious funds used for citizens' welfare enhancement and regional development. In addition to promoting citizens' sincere and voluntary tax payment, we will do our best to collect overdue amounts through strong collection enforcement against high-amount and habitual delinquent taxpayers."