Provincial, tax blind spot special arrangement for arrears of foreigners. Collected KRW 6.1 billion
○ For the first time in the country, a survey on the status of employment such as marriage immigrants who can speak foreign languages to resolve language barriers
○ For the first time in a metropolitan area, seizure and collection through a full investigation of foreign worker-only insurance
○ Reinforce publicity by producing promotional materials and banners for foreign base facilities and distributing standard foreign language guides
○ Actively utilize the system for limiting extension of visas for foreigners in arrears
#. A Chinese person living in Osan City read the Chinese notice sent to his residence and belatedly recognized the fact that he was not paying resident tax, etc. After that, she paid the full amount of 210,000 won in arrears through the helpline of an interpreter and counselor.
#. Gimpo City had difficulties in collecting Sri Lankan Mr. B when he left the country in January 2016 with arrears on automobile tax. In response, the city of Gimpo confirmed the unrefunded departure guarantee insurance of 3.48 million won to Mr. B in the insurance details for foreign workers notified by Gyeonggi-do, and covered the 2 million won in automobile tax delinquent through seizure and collection against the insurance company.
Gyeonggi Province announced on the 21st that it collected 6.1 billion won in arrears from 47,203 people as a result of operating a special set-up period for foreign arrears jointly with 31 cities and counties from August to the end of December last year.
Previously, the province launched a fact-finding investigation into 135,000 foreigners (23 billion won in arrears) who were delinquent in local tax and non-tax income to track down foreign delinquents who had difficulties due to non-delivery of bills due to unknown residence and lack of information due to language barriers.
In the process, the provincial government hired 19 people who were proficient in foreign languages, including marriage immigrants, as a delinquency management team for the first time in the country and conducted a survey of 26,120 people.
In addition, for the first time in a metropolitan area, insurance for foreign workers (return cost insurance, departure maturity insurance) was seized from 4,643 people (worth 325 million won), and real estate and vehicles were also seized from 22,654 people (worth 9.5 billion won).
At the same time, the provincial government determined that the main cause of foreigner arrears was a lack of information and a lack of awareness due to the language barrier, and distributed 22,000 promotional materials to shelters for foreigners to encourage voluntary payment. In addition, a total of 210,000 provincial standard foreign language guides were produced and distributed in each city and county. In addition, through cooperation with the Immigration Office, the restriction on visa extensions for non-paying foreigners was strengthened, contributing to the enhancement of tax awareness among foreigners.
Choi Won-sam, head of the Gyeonggi-do Tax Justice Division, said, "There should be no discrimination between Koreans and foreigners when paying taxes, and we will strive to realize fair value through improvement of tax awareness for foreigners and various collection measures."
Meanwhile, according to the Gyeonggi-do Basic Plan for Foreign Residents Policy, as of June 2020, there were 590,000 foreigners residing in Gyeonggi-do, or 35.5% of the 1.68 million nationals. 77,000 (55%) inhabitant tax and 22,000 (16%) automobile tax out of 140,000 foreigners delinquent in Gyeonggi Province.
