Muju County Cracks Down on 2,399 Delinquent Vehicle Cases, Collects 560 Million Won

Crackdown to Continue After Campaign Ends

Muju County has launched a joint crackdown on vehicle license plates to reduce arrears in automobile taxes and vehicle-related fines.

Muju County announced on October 21 that it is conducting a "Vehicle License Plate Seizure Campaign for Delinquent Vehicles" for two weeks starting October 12. The crackdown will run through October 22. Officials from the Revenue Collection Team, Tax Revenue Team, and Traffic Administration Team have formed a joint task force and are making rounds throughout the county.

The crackdown targets vehicles with at least two unpaid automobile tax bills and vehicles with at least 300,000 won in unpaid vehicle-related fines.

According to Muju County, there are 2,399 delinquent cases, totaling 563.65 million won. Of these, 2,098 cases, totaling 232.88 million won, involve unpaid local taxes, while 301 cases, totaling 330.77 million won, involve unpaid non-tax revenue.

So far, the task force has seized the license plates of 33 vehicles with unpaid local taxes and seven vehicles with unpaid non-tax revenue. For vehicles with only one unpaid bill, officials are encouraging voluntary payment by attaching a warning notice rather than immediately seizing the license plate.

Muju County plans to continue cracking down on delinquent vehicles after the campaign ends.

Kim Seon-gyu, head of Muju County's Finance Division, said, "Local taxes are a valuable resource for regional development and residents' well-being. We will continue the crackdown after the campaign to build a tax administration that residents can trust."

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