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Since citizen dissatisfaction with self-employed workers was centered on the ‘ban on private gatherings for more than 5 people’, which came into effect on 23rd, the Seoul Metropolitan Government issued detailed guidelines for ‘private activities’ such as rituals, early football and weddings. There is growing criticism that the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the subject of issuing the administrative order, did not anticipate the confusion among citizens in the countryside and initiated the order first. According to the “Questions and Answers of the Executive Order Prohibiting Private Meetings with Five or More People”, announced by the Seoul Metropolitan Government that day, the most controversial part is the case of dividing several meetings of five or more into two. For example, in principle it is not allowed to go to a restaurant with 6 people and share 3 people at two tables. This means that if there are more than 5 people in alumni associations, outings and dinners in the workplace, it should not be done from the beginning.
The same applies to the case of six people who go to the golf course and divide the round into two teams. Only allowed when rounds are present with a team with less than 5 players, including the caddy. If the round is divided into two teams, it is not allowed because there are more than 5 players when the group meets for the first time.
Similar rules apply to outdoor sports, such as early football and mountain climbing. Early football with 22 players on both teams is effectively prohibited. If there are less than 5 people climbing, you can go hiking together.
A Seoul city official said: “This measure refers to a collective activity in which five or more people gather at the same time for the same purpose in the same place, regardless of whether they are inside or outside, since the meeting until separation “. Meetings and job interviews that are directly related to commercial activities in businesses such as companies or factories are allowed. However, quarantine rules must be observed, such as keeping a distance of 2 m or more between participants. After a business meeting, dinners or workshops for 5 or more people are regulated.
Family events, like rituals, have become a key criterion in deciding whether to allow “straight” or “banggye.” Direct family reunions made up of grandparents, parents, and grandchildren are not included in the regulations. However, if five or more people meet at an event where blood relatives of cousins or more gather, they are subject to regulation. Direct family means immediate family in the family relationship record.
In the midst of this, the city of Seoul decided to issue ‘Prepaid Gift Certificates’ worth 100 billion won to small business owners who suffered damage due to the strengthening of social distancing measures.
The intention is to increase small business sales by allowing consumers to purchase gift certificates and ‘prepay’ at retail stores, and use them after the administrative order is finalized and social distancing is facilitated.
In an online briefing on the morning of the 23rd, Seo Jeong-hyup, Seoul’s acting mayor, said: they are forced to close the business. ” We decided to start with emergency assistance, ”he said. Once a consumer purchases a gift certificate worth at least 100,000 to 300,000 won, the city of Seoul will provide an additional benefit of 10%. Later, when the consumer uses the gift certificate, an additional benefit of 10% or more is granted to the companies participating in the prepayment. In terms of encouraging prepayment, a gift certificate must be paid at least KRW 110,000 at a time, and the gift certificate is valid until January next year.
However, after the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced its policy of issuing gift certificates, the result of an investigation showed that the Korea Development Institute (KDI) is more advantageous in achieving the effect of the policy by selecting and supporting industries. where harm is concentrated rather than providing support in the form of gift certificates to everyone. According to the results of the ‘Analysis of the effect of payment of emergency disaster subsidies’ published by KDI that day, the effect of boosting the consumption of emergency disaster subsidies provided to the entire population in May was only 30%. A total of 1.4 trillion won was planted, but the increase in sales was around 4 trillion won. Consumption has also been observed in some industries. In the face-to-face service industry, where sales have fallen dramatically due to the spread of Corona 19, the situation has not improved much as subsidies are spent on ‘high-priced goods’, diapers, razors, rice and other’ necessities. daily ‘who have hesitated to buy or not.
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