On the afternoon of December 22 last year, a word indicating the end of business was posted at a restaurant located in a street near Jonggak Station in Jongno-gu, Seoul. News 1
– “They pay me all the taxes according to the number of business locations, and they don’t even give me minimal help in such an emergency.”
This is the lament of a self-employed aunt, 47, who runs a total of four business sites, including a billiard room, karaoke room, and restaurants near Chungmuro, Seoul. This is because the embarrassment when applying for the 2nd Disaster Subsidy (small business owner’s support fund) around Chuseok last year did not change even with the 3rd Disaster Subsidy. When Mr. Lee received the second disaster subsidy, he received only one subsidy because all four businesses were under his own name. It is said that the 3rd disaster support fund, which will be paid from the 11th, has not changed from before.
In a call with the JoongAng Ilbo, Mr. Lee criticized, “I made a complaint call to the ward office, but only answered that it could not be helped. The small business support center could not even connect the phone.” He insisted, “While the monthly rent and management fees are paid monthly at 4 business sites, does it make sense to give only one subsidy for the reason that the business owners are the same?”
He said, “The term’subsidies’ should also be changed to’damage compensation’.” “If the government forced me to ban or limit business hours, it would be natural to compensate accordingly, but I think I should be grateful for’support’.”
Disaster subsidies’holes’ increase as the number of orders increases
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As the number of indoor sports facilities such as gyms closed due to the prolonged period of new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) is increasing, sales of used fitness equipment are increasing. On the afternoon of the 6th, a lot of fitness equipment is piled up in the warehouse of a used fitness equipment buyer and seller in Yongin, Gyeonggi-do. Newsis
– Dissatisfaction from some self-employed people is growing as the number of disaster subsidies due to Corona 19 is increasing. The’mechanical’ batch payment that did not reflect the on-site situation caused a controversy over equity. The government announced that it would provide a certain amount for the 3rd disaster subsidy by categorizing it as ▶General ▶Restricted Collecting ▶Prohibited to Collect. The main dissatisfaction with the government’s policy is that “prompt payment of subsidies is also important, but detailed standards for selective and customized support must be established.”
The government will pay cash from the 11th to 2.8 million small business owners whose business has been suspended or restricted or their sales have declined. Accordingly, ▶ 3 million won for entertainment facilities, karaoke, and indoor sports facilities, which are in the’no group’ business, ▶ 2 million won for restaurants, cafes, and PC rooms, which are in the’restricted group’ business ▶’General’ business (convenience stores, etc.) sold last year This is less than the previous year, and if annual sales are less than 400 million won, it will receive 1 million won.
Self-employed people are protesting the same amount of support, saying that the damage varies widely depending on the location and type of business. Kim Mo, who runs a restaurant in Jung-gu, Seoul, said, “Businesses that do business mainly for lunch such as kalguksu or specializing in delivery receive 2 million won the same as bars, even though the 9 pm business hours limit does not significantly affect sales.” He said, “In this case, there may be an ironic situation in which you want to receive more subsidies, so that the group restrictions or bans are extended further,” he said.
On the Internet, a community of self-employed people recently created’I am the boss because I am sick’. There was a post appealing that “the difference between the business that has been banned for one month and the business that can be delivered to business until 9 pm is only 1 million won.” “There is no difference in subsidies for a restaurant with a monthly rent of 1 million won and a gym or indoor golf course with a monthly rent of 10 million.” “Disaster subsidies are given to places where sales have risen through the delivery business”, and “Some subsidies are not received depending on the store opening period.” There was also an opinion.
“Consolation personality subsidies should be proportional to the damage”
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A golf driving range that is closed in downtown Seoul. yunhap news
– Some experts point out that the current payment standards are limited in effectiveness. Tae-gi Kim, professor of economics at Dankook University, explained, “The reason that self-employed people say’support far from the field’ is because there is no reasonable standard in the end.” . Professor Kim said, “The central government-led support method is virtually impossible because it is difficult to consider the peculiarities of each region and the affected industry, so it is practically impossible to provide selective support.” I advised.
Lee Seok-hwan, a professor of policy at Hanyang University, said, “To apply for’tweezers,’ there must be criteria for selecting a target, but it is difficult to find a criterion that satisfies the majority and it takes a lot of time and cost to collect information.” It’s hard,” he analyzed. Professor Lee added, “It is an unprecedented situation called Corona 19, but as the number of subsidies increases, efforts to supplement the policies to suit the field are necessary.”
Reporter Kim Ji-hye [email protected]
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