Seoul Imposes 200 Billion Won in First-Half Automobile Taxes... "Must Be Paid by July 3"

The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that it has finalized the first installment of this year's automobile tax, totaling 211.2 billion won, and has issued 1.92 million tax bills.

The tax applies to automobiles and construction machinery registered under the Motor Vehicle Management Act and the Construction Machinery Management Act, and is levied on those who owned the vehicles as of June 1 of this year.

The total amount of this automobile tax is 2.3 billion won (approximately 1.1%) less than the 213.5 billion won recorded for the first installment last year.

The city analyzed that "the primary factor is an increase of approximately 20,000 eco-friendly vehicles (electric and hydrogen-powered), which are subject to a fixed automobile tax of 100,000 won."

The payment period runs from June 16 to July 3.

While the original deadline was the end of this month, the payment period has been slightly extended this year due to the temporary suspension of the local tax system following the launch of the Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Special City and the reorganization of administrative districts in Incheon.

Payments can be made via the Seoul ETAX and STAX systems, as well as through mobile payment apps such as Kakao Pay, Naver Pay, and Toss Pay.

The city has included QR codes for voice conversion on the tax bills for the visually impaired and has enclosed multilingual guides in six languages, including Chinese, English, and Mongolian, for foreign residents who may not be fluent in Korean.

Park Gyeong-hwan, Director General of the Finance Bureau of the Seoul Metropolitan Government, stated, "We have made it convenient to pay this automobile tax through various payment methods," adding, "We urge citizens to pay within the deadline to avoid disadvantages such as additional penalties."
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