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Why is South Korea's foreign-engineer tax reduction a narrow talent policy rather than a generic expat perk?

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Yuna Choi
May 30, 2026 3,271 views 1 answer
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I keep hearing about a foreign-engineer tax break in Korea as if any well-paid overseas technical hire can rely on it. Please explain why the official rule is much more selective than that.

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