Jangseong-gun to Provide Jangseong Love Gift Certificates as Public Interest Allowance for Farmers and Fishermen

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Jangseong-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 16th that it will accept applications for the Farmers and Fishermen Public Interest Allowance at each eup and myeon administrative welfare center until the 21st.

The Farmers and Fishermen Public Interest Allowance is a subsidy paid to farmers and fishermen to maintain the public interest functions of agriculture, fisheries, and rural areas to the fullest extent, and it is being implemented for the first time this year.

Farmers and fishermen operating a management entity registered with agricultural and fishery management information, who have resided in Jangseong for more than one year and engaged in agriculture or fisheries, are eligible to apply for the allowance.

However, those who meet any of the following conditions cannot apply: ▲comprehensive income other than agriculture of 37 million KRW or more ▲fraudulent recipients of subsidies such as direct payments ▲public officials or employees of public institutions or members of the same household ▲those who are the management owners eligible for the Farmers and Fishermen Public Interest Allowance and are actually residing but have separated households.

The final recipients will be confirmed in April after deliberation and resolution by the Public Interest Allowance Committee, and selected farmers and fishermen will receive Jangseong Love Gift Certificates worth 300,000 KRW twice (in May and October, totaling 600,000 KRW).

The gift certificates can be collected at the nearest Nonghyup branch and can be used like cash at affiliated Jangseong Love Gift Certificate stores within the jurisdiction.

A Jangseong-gun official said, “We expect not only to boost the pride of Jangseong’s farmers and fishermen but also to create a virtuous cycle in the local economy through the use of the gift certificates.”

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