Suncheon City Early Payment of 'Farmers and Fishermen Public Interest Allowance'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] Suncheon City, Jeollanam-do announced on the 10th that it will make an early payment of the ‘Public Interest Allowance for Farmers and Fishermen,’ which provides 600,000 KRW annually to farmers and fishermen for the sustainable development of agriculture and rural areas and the enhancement of public and ecological values, by the end of April.

The ‘Public Interest Allowance for Farmers and Fishermen’ was originally planned to be paid evenly in May and October through Suncheon Love gift certificates, but due to the economic downturn caused by the spread of COVID-19, it will be paid early around the end of April and the end of May as a measure to revitalize the local economy.

Applications for the public interest allowance were accepted from January 20 to March 6, and so far, 12,893 cases for the retroactive payment of the second half of 2019 and 13,519 cases for the 2020 payment have been finally received.

The city will verify whether applicants meet the support conditions such as address history and farming and fishing business status at the eup, myeon, and dong offices by March 20, and will accept objections from March 23 to April 3 for those excluded. Suncheon City plans to finalize and notify the results by April 24 according to the decision of the Public Interest Allowance Review Committee for Farmers and Fishermen.

When receiving the public interest allowance, recipients must bring their personal ID and visit the designated financial institutions (Suncheon Nonghyup eup and myeon branches, Nonghyup Central Association Suncheon branch) to receive the payment. For more details, please contact the Suncheon Agricultural Technology Center.

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