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Broadcaster Kim Sung-joo has been selected as a model taxpayer.
Kim Sung-joo received a commendation from the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economy as a model taxpayer at the 60th Taxpayer Day ceremony held at the Gangnam Tax Office on the 3rd.
A model taxpayer is an award given to individuals and corporations who have contributed to securing national finances by faithfully fulfilling their tax obligations and contributing to the establishment of an advanced tax culture. Kim Sung-joo was highly praised for his thorough self-management and sincere tax payment in real life in line with his neat and sincere image shown through broadcasting activities.
Kim Sung-joo said through his agency, "I'm just grateful to receive a citation like this when I just kept my duty as a citizen of the Republic of Korea. I would think it was an award on behalf of many people who are silently and sincerely fulfilling their duties in their respective positions," he said.
Meanwhile, Kim Sung-joo debuted as an MBC open announcer in 2000 and has been loved as a national MC since turning freelance, building a stable hosting and reliable image regardless of genres from sports broadcasting to music, entertainment, and competition programs.
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