Self-Employed ‘Secondary Disaster Allowance’ Payment Closed Due to Corona

Karaoke room in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul with ‘Close the door’ sign On the 7th, in a karaoke room in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, where step 2.5 of social distancing is in effect, he hangs a banner titled ‘I’m broken’. The karaoke room announced that it will be suspended due to the aftermath of a new coronavirus infection (Corona 19). Journalist Hoe-seong Yang [email protected]

In addition, the Democratic Party and the government decided to include the self-employed who closed their business after the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) as the target of the second emergency disaster grant. In addition, 12 high-risk businesses that were restricted in accordance with the second stage of social distancing implemented to prevent the spread of Corona 19, will receive subsidies in a lump sum regardless of the degree of decline in sales.

In a call with Dong-A Ilbo on the 7th, a key Democratic Party official said: “This support plan will include support for freelancers who have gone out of business.” “We plan to provide funding for new business and emergency living expenses.”

This measure is a detailed principle as the government has established the principle of providing the secondary disaster support fund in accordance with the reproliferation of Corona 19 as “personalized selective payment”. Meanwhile, there are many small business owners and freelancers who worry about being excluded from the beneficiaries even though they suffer greatly from the distance of the second stage. In fact, 31-year-old Yang Mo, who opened a franchised chicken restaurant in Yongin, Gyeonggi province earlier this year, and closed its doors after six months due to the Corona 19 incident, said: “I heard that the self-employed who have closed their business cannot receive support. The child is burned. “The party government has established a policy to include the owners of small businesses that have closed businesses like Yang as the target of selective payment by preparing the fourth additional budget plan.

The party government also decided to pay lump sum subsidies to 12 high-risk facilities such as karaoke and internet cafes that were unable to operate due to the social distancing stage, without considering the decline in sales. An official from the Democratic Party Policy Committee said: “For companies that have not been able to do business at all in accordance with the order to ban pooling, we will provide support through a separate avenue from other small business owners.” .
In addition to the 12 high-risk industries that are subject to secondary support, it is also controversial that the self-employed in general who suffer high damage, such as a sharp drop in sales after visiting Corona 19 patients, are also controversial. The party administration is known to be considering requesting support for other industries if certain conditions are met such as a decrease in sales. Based on last year’s card sales receipts and VAT payment results, the amount of the reduction in sales is compared and paid differently. However, it is pointed out as a problem that the self-employed who started this year may be excluded from the support because there is no previous sales data. Mr. B, who registered as a business in January, told an online café: “I couldn’t even get a low-interest loan for small business owners because there was no evidence of sales last year. Are you not excluded this time? There is a controversy over the equitable payment of subsidies due to a decline in sales among special types of workers such as door-to-door salespeople and substitute drivers. Mr. C, a substitute driver, said: “Even when it rained heavily and typhoons hit, we made sales by working extra. He said, “If you get less support for working hard, you will feel deprived.”

There are many views that rent reduction, loans, and tax support should be expanded in addition to the grant payment. Lee Mo (40), a karaoke room in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, said, “I opened a store with an investment of 300 million won, but I am losing 6 million won a month because I cannot do business. “I’m asking you to come up with a plan to lower the rent or expand the credit support, because getting 1 million won in support doesn’t help.”

Ha Jun-kyung, an economics professor at Hanyang University, said: “It is necessary to propose practical measures, such as interest-free loans, to create synergy effects.” Choi Byeong-ho, professor of economics at Pusan ​​National University, said: “Much of the 7 trillion won from the second grant will be paid before Chuseok, as planned by the government, but even if it takes some time, you need to consider the plan to support the damaged business in the blind spot later. “

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