'Good District Mayor' Kim Seon-gap, Mayor of Gwangjin-gu, Returns 30% of Salary and 50% of Business Promotion Expenses

Return 30% of Salary for 4 Months from March to June to Overcome COVID-19... Return 50% of Business Promotion Expenses for Workers and Volunteers in Quarantine and Prevention

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Kim Seon-gap, Mayor of Gwangjin-gu, will return 30% of his salary for four months from March to June to share the pain caused by the spread of COVID-19.

In addition, Mayor Kim returned 50% of his business promotion expenses to support and encourage the efforts of workers and volunteers involved in quarantine and prevention related to the COVID-19 emergency duty.

This salary return was promoted to participate in the salary return movement of government officials including the President and ministers and vice ministers.

Mayor Kim said, “I decided to return my salary with a natural heart as the government is sharing the pain with residents who are suffering due to the prolonged COVID-19 situation,” and added, “I hope this can be of some help to residents affected by COVID-19 in overcoming their difficulties.”

Along with this, Mayor Kim returned 50% of his business promotion expenses to support and encourage the efforts of workers and volunteers involved in quarantine and prevention related to the COVID-19 emergency duty.

Mayor Kim Seon-gap said, “Since January 28, we have been operating a 24-hour emergency duty system for about two months, and I decided to return business promotion expenses to comfort and boost the morale of workers and volunteers involved in quarantine and prevention who have been working hard,” and added, “Thanks to the efforts of those who have been silently working in various fields to maintain a tight quarantine system, we will continue to unite and do our best to overcome COVID-19.”

Meanwhile, Gwangjin-gu, as the COVID-19 situation prolongs, has prepared an emergency supplementary budget of 20.1 billion KRW, the first among Seoul autonomous districts, to recover the depressed local economy and prevent the spread of COVID-19, and submitted it to the district council on the 23rd, with plans to pass it on the 25th.

This supplementary budget focuses on supporting vulnerable groups such as small business owners, the elderly, and children who are threatened in their right to survive due to emergency situations like decreased sales, while making every effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the local community.

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