Gwangmyeong City Selected as 'Excellent' Local Government in 2025 Second Half Provincial Local Tax Delinquency Collection Initiative

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Yu Je-sung] Gwangmyeong City announced on the 9th that it has been selected as an 'excellent' local government in the Gyeonggi Province-led '2025 Second Half Local Tax Delinquency Special Collection Initiative Evaluation.'

This evaluation divided 31 cities and counties within Gyeonggi Province into 5 groups according to delinquent amount scale and others, and conducted a comprehensive assessment of overall local tax delinquency operations and collection settlement performance.

The city achieved the most outstanding performance in Group 4, which comprises 6 cities and counties, and was selected as an 'excellent' local government.

The evaluation was conducted based on 3 fields and 10 indicators including △delinquent collection performance (collection rate, settlement suspension rate) △virtual asset delinquency disposition △field collection activities including home searches.

The city set a target amount of 8.6 billion won out of 22.1 billion won in delinquent amounts carried over in 2025, settled 8.8 billion won last year, and achieved a settlement rate of 102.3%, exceeding the target.

In this process, the city actively promoted effective field collection activities including home searches where staff directly visited delinquent taxpayers' residences, as well as asset seizure, public auction, and license plate confiscation.

Additionally, by conducting 2,555 virtual asset exchange inquiries, the city identified 389 delinquent taxpayer accounts and achieved substantial collection results through seizure and follow-up collection.

Along with this, by introducing new collection techniques utilizing financial transaction records (credit information) such as debit card usage performance, the city seized 39 accounts from 31 delinquent taxpayers and received high marks for diversifying delinquent collection methods and establishing a precise collection system.

Director Kim Sun-mi of the Tax Administration Division stated, "We must uphold tax justice without wavering even as high prices, high interest rates, and economic slowdown continue," and added, "We will implement strong delinquency disposition measures against intentional and habitual delinquent taxpayers while combining customized collection methods for livelihood-based delinquent taxpayers to create a fair tax payment environment."