Gwangju City to Reduce Water and Sewage Fees by 50% for Small Business Owners for 3 Months

Gwangju City Hall

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] The Gwangju Metropolitan City Waterworks Headquarters announced on the 27th that it will reduce water and sewage fees by 50% for three months to support small business owners who are experiencing management difficulties due to decreased sales caused by reduced consumer activity amid social distancing measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The reduction applies to water and sewage fee categories for general use, bathhouse use, and industrial use customers, targeting businesses with a monthly usage of 100㎥ or less. The 50% discount will be applied for three months starting from this month's billing without a separate application.

Fees already paid for March and April will be settled by applying the discount amount to the May bill, and the remaining balance will be settled and billed in the June fee.

The total reduction amount is expected to be approximately 1.3 billion KRW across about 47,000 cases, and including sewage and water usage charges, it is expected to reach 2.7 billion KRW.

Yeom Bang-yeol, head of the Waterworks Headquarters, said, “We hope that the reduction in water fees will help stabilize the economy of small business owners struggling due to COVID-19,” and added, “We will do our best to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and to recover the weakened economy.”

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