Tax agency seeks broader role as Korea's revenue collector

South Korea's tax agency said Thursday it will push to become a centralized collector of government revenue, expanding beyond national taxes to manage overdue non-tax payments such as fines, penalties and compensation payments.

The National Tax Service said it aims to build an integrated collection system by the end of the year, consolidating delinquent revenue collection now handled separately by about 4,500 government offices nationwide.

Non-tax revenue covers 95 categories, including penalty ...