Haenam-gun Designates and Operates 'Local Economy Revitalization Day'

Support of 10,000 Won Gift Certificate for All Employees 'Use of Local Shops'

Haenam County Office View (Photo by Haenam County)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Myeong Hyun-gwan) announced on the 18th that it will conduct the Haenam Love Tour for all county employees to revitalize the local commercial district, which has been struggling due to COVID-19.

The Haenam Love Tour involves each department exploring local tourist attractions and popular restaurants, and if they post certification photos on SNS, they will receive a Haenam Love gift certificate worth 10,000 won per person.

Originally planned as an employee welfare project to be conducted throughout the year, it is being advanced to revitalize the local economy, which has been stagnant due to COVID-19.

Along with this, public officials will take the lead in revitalizing the local economy by designating and operating “Local Economy Revitalization Days” twice a week.

On Local Economy Revitalization Days, employees will actively participate in promoting the use of local stores by having lunch at local restaurants or shopping at traditional markets.

Meanwhile, Haenam-gun is operating a “Comprehensive Local Economy Countermeasure Situation Room” to monitor the local economic situation caused by COVID-19 and to identify damages and difficulties in various sectors.

Emergency management stabilization funds are being provided to small and medium-sized enterprises and small business owners experiencing business difficulties due to COVID-19, along with secondary interest support for small business owners, special guarantees, and local tax support.

In addition, rapid execution of projects with significant private economic ripple effects, such as consumer investment projects and stabilization of low-income households, will be strongly promoted in the first half of the year. Each department under the county office will establish its own plans to support the local economy intensively, including local tax deferrals, pork consumption promotion, and flower purchases.

A Haenam-gun official said, “Designating the Haenam Love Tour and Local Store Usage Days will help create an atmosphere of working together to revitalize the stagnant local commercial district,” and added, “We will do our best to continuously develop policies so that public officials can take the lead in loving the local community.”

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