Resume ‘coupon’ to save domestic demand … Excluding accommodation-travel-eating out

Medium script “Discount vouchers for consumption, from 8 to 5”
The government will resume measures to revitalize domestic demand, such as the payment of discount rights. However, for the prevention of infectious diseases, the effect of increased consumption is likely to be limited, as accommodation, travel and meals away from home will be excluded for the time being.

On the 18th, the Central Headquarters for Security and Disaster Countermeasures (intermediate script) drew up a plan to resume the discount coupons for consumption based on a comprehensive quarantine management. Previously, the government tried to distribute the consumption discount rights in eight fields, including accommodation, tourism, gastronomy, shows, cinema, exhibition, sports, agricultural and fishery products, but was stopped in August due to the reproliferation of the new infection. by coronavirus (Corona 19), except for agricultural and marine products. Since social distancing has fallen to the first stage, the business to support consumer discount rights, which has been suspended, resumes, but is limited to four categories, including performances, films, exhibitions and sports, excluding accommodation, travel and meals outside

Starting on the 22nd of this month, the museum will offer a 40% discount on online reservations with a limit of 3,000 won. Up to 5 cards per person are possible. Art exhibits are discounted up to 3,000 won per ticket for online purchases (up to 4 tickets per person) and on-site (6 per person per month). There are 5 online reservations that can be discounted: Culture N Ticket, Melon Ticket, Interpark Ticket, WeMef and Ticket Link.

The performance will be discounted by 8,000 won per person (4 tickets per person) if you book the performance through online reservations on or after the 22nd. There are 8 online reservation locations including Naver N Reservation, Melon Ticket, Auction Ticket, Interpark Ticket, Yes24 Ticket, Ticket Link, Hana Ticket and SK Planet. Movies will be discounted at 6,000 won per person (2 tickets per person) when booked on the theater’s online reservations from the 28th. Sports facilities will reimburse 30,000 won if the applicant spends 80,000 won or more with a credit card. credit from the 2nd to the 30th of the following month. The Ministry of Strategy and Finance, etc. initially predicted that it would be possible to pay a consumer discount right to 10 million people by resuming measures to revitalize domestic demand, but the effect of boosting consumption is unlikely to be significant due to the absence of accommodation, visits tourist and restaurants. The script stated that it will review the resumption time for accommodation, travel and meals away from home taking into account the spread of the infection in the future. Health and Welfare Minister Park Neung-hoo said: “It aims to support industries that have been damaged by strengthening distancing and recovery from the slow economy of ordinary people.” While quarantine experts acknowledged the inevitability, they expressed concern. The quarantine taking into account economic activities is said to be necessary due to the prolonged Corona 19, but follow-up measures should be taken accordingly. Choi Won-seok, professor of infectious medicine at Korea University Ansan Hospital, said: “It is true that we are concerned when we see an explosive increase in confirmed patients in August.” He said.

Sejong = Nam Geon-woo [email protected] / Reporter Jeon Ju-young