Lee touts NTS's hunt for hidden overseas assets, describes 'tax justice' as 'very important value'

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Published: 28 Apr. 2026, 10:44

President Lee Jae Myung enters the room at the Blue House in central Seoul to meet with DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis on April 27. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday touted the tax office's ongoing search for hidden overseas assets.

“Tax justice is a very important value,” he wrote on his X account at 12:57 a.m. on Tuesday.

Lee had quoted National Tax Service (NTS) Commissioner Lim Kwang-hyun's Monday post, in which he pledged to track down hidden overseas assets and ensure that they are taxed.

The NTS announced on Monday that it had retrieved 33.9 billion won ($23 million) in evaded taxes since July of last year from foreigners and nationals living abroad.

“I thank Commissioner Lim Kwang-hyun for his hard work after he gave up his parliamentary seat and took up the post as NTS chief,” Lee added.

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