Gwangju Seo-gu Implements Measures to Help Vulnerable Groups Overcome COVID-19

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Seo Daeseok) is implementing extraordinary measures to stabilize livelihoods, including emergency financial support, to help vulnerable groups overcome COVID-19.

On the 24th, Seo-gu held an emergency meeting on stabilizing the livelihoods of the common people, checking the response status by department, and discussing emergency living expense support, job projects, livelihood stabilization measures, and quarantine measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The district decided to implement 58 livelihood stabilization policies in five major areas: ▲support for small business owners and various tax reduction policies ▲expansion of consumption promotion policies to stimulate the domestic economy ▲support for vulnerable groups ▲public-private cooperation and participation ▲internal administrative support.

To reduce the burden on the common economy, various tax reduction policies will be promoted, including extension of correction deadlines for illegal buildings, deferment of payment deadlines for outdoor advertising road occupancy compensation fees, property tax reductions for benevolent landlords, suspension of illegal parking enforcement, reduction of rental fees for the use of district-owned facilities, and extension of payment deadlines for national and public land.

Additionally, to stimulate the domestic economy, plans include actively promoting traditional market shopping, campaigns to encourage consumption of local agricultural products, revitalization of local flower complexes and local bookstores, early implementation of home repair projects, and fundraising campaigns.

Seo-gu will also proactively support sharing the pain and overcoming damage with local businesses and farmers by frequently operating markets where public officials purchase locally produced goods, providing additional substitute meals for elderly at risk of missing meals due to the closure of senior citizen cafeterias, expanding and operating emergency care projects, and providing emergency allowances to job-seeking youth.

Furthermore, support for vulnerable groups through private cooperation such as volunteers will be further expanded.

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