The meeting of heads of national tax offices in the first half of 2023, held at the National Tax Office in Sejong City on the 2nd, ended with a communication point where all heads of main offices and regional offices, managers, heads of 133 tax offices across the country, and foreign officials participating.
Before the event at 10:00 am on the day, participants watched the video entitled ’23 Economic Policy Direction’ and had time to reflect on the role of the national tax administration in the midst of the changing global economic crisis quickly.
Before NTS chief Kim Chang-gi and seven regional tax offices entered the venue, the moderator said, “You don’t have to clap,” and the meeting began in a completely different atmosphere from the NTS authoritarian main meeting. in the past.
An official from the National Tax Service said, “The Commissioner’s intention was to omit unnecessary protocol for informal communication.”
The meeting was originally planned to be attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance Choo Kyung-ho to encourage National Tax Service staff, but the visit to the National Tax Service was canceled due to a meeting schedule the real estate minister.
Kim Chang-gi, head of the National Tax Service, said, “We must create a practical and efficient organizational culture where all employees can fully demonstrate their abilities. Please innovate the way you work and improve the work environment so you can improve your work abilities.”
Following the greetings, a video of a ‘public interview’ was played, and what the people wanted from the National Tax Service was conveyed.
The public said, “The subsidy for work and children has been a great help in difficult circumstances. Along with a request to make efforts to spread the system, he said, “If the interest rate on student loan repayment is reduced further, it will be of great help to young people.”
At the meeting, Shin Hee-chul, a computer information management officer, suggested a digital tax reference for people to report taxes more conveniently by establishing a mobile reporting support center and AI consulting support through the ‘Digital Innovation Plan for National Tax Administration’.
Following this, Yoon Jong-geon, head of the Welfare and Tax Management Group, focused on solving the employment insurance blind spot by identifying income in real time, while making every effort to work in line with expanding the target for work and child support. and the increase in the amount of subsidy payments this year in relation to the ‘plan for the establishment of a welfare safety net’. He insisted on keeping it.
After the public event was over, while the detailed discussion on the direction of the operation of the national tax administration was held behind closed doors, the ‘Communication Time’ was held at the entrance to the auditorium on the 3rd floor of the government building in the middle the meeting was a venue to promote friendship between executives and managers There was an informal discussion about the direction of the national tax administration.
