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Distance 2.5 steps … ‘Direct Economic Impact’ for Small and Medium Business Owners
Discussing the government’s second emergency disaster support fund … Smaller than the first
Civic Group “Limited Support for Detection … must turn in all and return to pay taxes”
Also urged to amend the law, including the provision of a device to protect tenants from a ‘drastic drop in income’
Unlike the first emergency disaster grant provided to all citizens, the government is moving toward “selective payment” of the second grant.
In this regard, there are demands to propose practical countermeasures, saying that there is a limit to recover the livelihoods of people caused by COVID-19 through ‘pay for selection’, focused on civil society organizations.
Reporter Jo Sung-ho.
[기자]The reproliferation of Corona 19 was a direct hit economically for small and medium business owners.
In particular, the damage increased as the ‘2.5 distance step’ was implemented in Seoul and the metropolitan area.
[이미연 (가명) / PC방 사장 : 정부에서 하라는 대로 하면 저희 가게에선 타격을 받을 수밖에 없어요. 그럼에도 불구하고 계속 (하라는 대로) 하고 있었는데, 가게 문을 아예 닫아버리라고 하니까….]This is the context for the government and politicians to discuss the second emergency disaster support payment.
The revised grants are smaller than when they were first paid in May.
At that time, all households were paid from 400,000 won to 1 million won, depending on the number of people.
The budget amounted to 14.3 trillion won.
The recently revised funding budget is expected to be around 7 trillion won, which is about half that of the first round.
As the level of quarantine increases, a plan is being promoted to pay up to 2 million won per person to specially employed workers, such as academy instructors and physical education instructors, whose income has disappeared, and 2 million won to the freelancers who suffered commercial damage like karaoke and computer cafes.
This includes support for parents and youth seeking work.
[정세균 / 국무총리(지난 6일) : 청년, 특수형태 근로 종사자, 실업자 등 고용 취약계층, 소상공인, 자영업자, 저소득층 등 피해가 크게 발생한 계층을 중심으로 사각지대 없이 맞춤형 지원 방안을 마련하겠습니다.]However, civic groups noted that such screening support has limitations in overcoming the crisis.
There is a concern that only a certain group of people will receive support, so it is important to consider giving it to everyone and charging it as tax for the upper income bracket.
[안진걸 / 민생경제연구소 소장 : 저희가 걱정하는 것은 어떤 식으로든지 사각지대가 발생할 거라는 겁니다. 지금 가장 힘든 게 무엇이냐, 또 밀려있는 게 뭐냐면, 어쩔 수 없이 제일 먼저 밀린 임대료를 내게 될 텐데….]He urged that if the tenant’s income falls dramatically, a review of the law should also be done to provide practical assistance, such as making it impossible to terminate the lease even if the rent is delayed.
In particular, he stressed that an emergency support system should be put in place for as many citizens as possible ahead of Chuseok, a national holiday.
This is YTN Sungho Jo.
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