Suwon Mayor Lee Jae-jun Participates in "Love for Hometown Donation" Verification Challenge

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Lee Jae-jun, Mayor of Suwon Special City, participated in the "Love for Hometown Donation Verification Challenge" and donated the Love for Hometown Donation fund to Jeju Special Self-Governing Province.

On the 12th, the mayor took a verification photo in his office after making a donation to Jeju Province through the "Love for Hometown Donation Verification Challenge."

The Love for Hometown Donation Verification Challenge was started last year by National Assembly member Han Byung-do, who co-sponsored the Love for Hometown Donation Act. It proceeds in relay format, with designated heads of organizations and National Assembly members verifying their hometown donations and then nominating the next donors.

Mayor Lee participated in the challenge after being nominated by Woo Beom-gi, Mayor of Jeonju, on July 2nd, and nominated Ooh Young-hoon, Governor of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, as the next participant.

Mayor Lee Jae-jun stated, "I am pleased to participate in this meaningful challenge," and added, "I hope the Love for Hometown Donation Verification Challenge will help raise awareness of the Love for Hometown Donation system and encourage citizens' participation."

Meanwhile, the Love for Hometown Donation system allows people living away from their hometowns to donate to their hometowns or other local governments and receive certain tax deductions, while the recipient local governments can provide return gifts within 30% of the donated amount. For donations of 100,000 won or less, donors receive 100% tax deduction; for amounts exceeding 100,000 won, they receive 16.5% tax deduction, allowing a donor of 100,000 won to receive benefits worth approximately 130,000 won (100,000 won in tax deduction and 30,000 won in return gifts).