Gunsan City, local tax payment rate increased by 4.7%p by sending multilingual notices to foreign residents

(Gunsan = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Jin-bang = Gunsan City, Jeollabuk-do announced on the 2nd that it produced and sent multilingual notices to improve the convenience of foreign residents paying local taxes, resulting in a 4.7 percentage point (p) increase in the foreign resident tax payment rate compared to the previous year.

The city previously sent out customized notices translated into major foreign languages, including Chinese, Vietnamese, English, and Uzbek, along with bills in time for the resident tax payment period in August.

The guide included easy-to-understand information such as payment targets and methods, greatly helping foreign residents understand.

As a result, 714 out of 1,139 cases of foreign resident tax were paid this year, recording a payment rate of 62.7%. This is a 4.7% point increase compared to the same period last year, when the payment rate was 58.0% (1,045 cases imposed, 606 payments).

The city analyzes this achievement as a result of resolving inconveniences caused by language differences and increasing understanding of the local tax system through multilingual payment information.

Kim Hyeon, head of the city's tax department, said, "As members of the local community, it is important to support foreign residents so that they can easily access information on local tax payment and pay conveniently. We will continue to provide tax services tailored to various languages ​​and perspectives to increase the convenience of foreign residents' tax payment."