Haenam-gun, 50% Reduction in Water and Sewage Fees for Two Months

Promotion of Stability in Everyday Life Including Reduction of Agricultural Machinery Rental Fees for All County Residents

Haenam County Office Building Exterior (Photo by Haenam County)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 25th that it will reduce water and sewage fees for two months to overcome the economic downturn caused by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.

This reduction will apply to all residents, not only self-employed and small business owners, as it was judged that all residents would suffer significant economic damage.

The target is a total of 19,626 water users, and without any separate application from residents, a 50% reduction will be applied for two months starting from the April billing. The basic fee by pipe diameter will not be reduced, and government offices and public institutions are excluded from the reduction.

The county expects to provide a total economic benefit of about 485 million KRW through this reduction measure.

Additionally, from July 1 to July 31, Haenam-gun will reduce rental fees for agricultural machinery by 50% for farmers in the area for four months.

Last year, 4,835 farms rented agricultural machinery and paid about 170 million KRW in annual rental fees. This reduction measure is expected to ease the burden on farms during the busy farming season.

Property tax will be reduced for landlords who participated in the Good Landlord Movement by lowering or exempting rental fees. The plan is to reduce property tax by up to 50% within the range of the rental fee reduction rate, and for export companies to China whose sales decreased by more than 20% compared to the previous year, property tax will be reduced by 25% to 75%.

Along with this, for rental businesses within county-owned facilities, facility usage fees will be reduced and rental periods extended. Currently, Haenam-gun has about 20 county-owned facility business sites, including Usuyeong Youth Hostel and Uhwang-ri Dinosaur Fossil Site Restaurant.

The county will calculate unused periods for these business sites and actively negotiate rental fee reductions, rental period extensions, and lease rate reductions according to relevant laws to minimize losses and help normalize management.

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