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The 'Hometown Love Donation System', which allows people to donate to their hometown instead of where they live now, can receive a gift in return along with deduction benefits, has been implemented in earnest since the beginning of the New Year.



It was introduced for the development of local governments with financial difficulties, and reporter Hong Seung-yeon covered the details.



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The master of Bangjja Yugi in Hamyang, South Gyeongsang Province.



After more than 1,000 taps, bowls are born at the fingertips of artisans, human cultural assets.



This is a return gift from Hamyang-gun that can be received through the hometown love donation system.



[Lee Chang-hoon/Bangjja Yugi producer: We are diligently preparing to engrave the names of donors on the back of spoons or to match the items after being selected as a return gift...

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Local governments can return up to 30% of the donation amount as a gift.



Depending on their preference, donors can choose special products, representative regional products such as Bangjja Yugi, or tourism products as a return gift.



Individuals can donate up to 5 million won per year.



You can donate anywhere in the country, including your birthplace, but excluding your current residence.



Up to KRW 100,000 in donations can be returned as a full deduction, and the remaining amount can be deducted at a rate of 16.5%.



The competition for return gifts centered on specialties by local governments is also fierce, and 'Ancestral Tomb Beolcho Act Ticket' and 'Cheonha Merchant and Meal Date Ticket' have appeared.



[Shim Hwa-joo/Yeongam-gun Autonomous Administration Department, Hometown Love Team Leader: Farm and livestock products produced, tourism experience products using local resources, and (Yeongam-gun) have a wrestling team, so I thought (I thought) that I could make a unique return gift.]



Ban Ki-moon Jeon Celebrities such as the UN Secretary-General and celebrities also donated to their hometown one after another.



However, the majority of local governments have not established clear standards on where and how to use donations.



[Shin Seung-geun/Professor, Department of Welfare Administration, Korea Engineering University: I think we need to come up with a strategy focusing on where we will receive this donation and use it, how we can develop the region and revitalize the



local economy.] Every February We plan to disclose the details of the use of donations.



(Video coverage: Jeong Gyeong-moon, video editing: Jung Yong-hwa, CG: Jegal-chan, Jo Soo-in)