Democratic Party TK Lawmakers: "Daegu and Gyeongbuk Small Business Owners Should Receive 1 Million Won Monthly Support for 3 Months"

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jin-young] Democratic Party lawmakers from the Daegu·Gyeongbuk region proposed reflecting direct support measures, such as providing 1 million KRW per month for three months to local small business owners, in the upcoming supplementary budget (supplementary budget).

The Democratic Party's Special Committee on Disaster and Safety for COVID-19 in Daegu·Gyeongbuk, co-chaired by lawmakers Kim Boo-kyum and Hong Eui-rak, visited the National Assembly on the morning of the 16th and stated, "We strongly request the supplementary budget for direct livelihood support in the special disaster areas of Daegu and Gyeongbuk."

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The special committee proposed supporting for three months ▲1 million KRW per month for 180,000 small business owners in Daegu ▲520,000 KRW per month for 320,000 vulnerable households with middle income below 85% who are not covered by existing welfare programs ▲1.23 million KRW per month for 60,000 daily wage worker households ▲1 to 1.5 million KRW per month for 15,000 taxi industry workers. The estimated costs for these supports are 540 billion KRW, 500 billion KRW, 220 billion KRW, and 54 billion KRW, respectively. They also requested the same support for Cheongdo, Gyeongsan, and Bonghwa in Gyeongbuk, which were declared special disaster areas along with Daegu.

The special committee emphasized that the 11.7 trillion KRW COVID-19 related supplementary budget scheduled for approval by the National Assembly on the 17th "does not reflect the on-site situation" and urged, "Please include direct support for small business owners' livelihoods and vulnerable groups' living expenses in the supplementary budget."

They added, "There is no ruling or opposition party in the face of disaster," and requested, "We ask Hwang Kyo-ahn, leader of the United Future Party, to actively cooperate with the direct support supplementary budget."

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