President Lee Highlights Achievements of Tax Arrears Management Division: "Realizing Tax Justice"

"Positive Assessment" of National Tax Service's Tax Arrears Collection Performance

President Jaemyung Lee highlighted the need to expand the Tax Arrears Management Division of the National Tax Service, citing its achievements in collecting overdue taxes.

On May 27, President Lee shared an article about the Tax Arrears Management Division on X (formerly Twitter), stating, "Officials of the National Tax Service and Commissioner Kwanghyun Lim, you are doing a great job." He further evaluated the division's operations, noting, "This initiative not only ensures tax justice and secures public finances, but also provides the benefits of job creation, organizing arrears records, and identifying welfare recipients." He added that such a system should also be introduced at the local government level.

President Lee Jae-myung. Photo by Yonhap News

The Tax Arrears Management Division is an organization dedicated to the collection of overdue taxes. Since March this year, the National Tax Service has operated the division with a budget of 4.2 billion won, employing 500 personnel. To date, it has reportedly collected about 10 billion won in overdue taxes.

President Lee has repeatedly emphasized the need to increase manpower for tax arrears collection, stating that expanding the workforce would simultaneously boost tax revenue and create jobs. The National Tax Service plans to further expand the division by hiring an additional 9,500 contract workers in the second half of the year.

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