Naju City Activates 'Local Economic Countermeasures Headquarters' Amid Prolonged COVID-19 Pandemic

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yukbong] Naju City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Kang In-gyu) announced on the 1st that it will officially launch the ‘Local Economy Countermeasures Headquarters’ to revitalize the local economy, which has been stagnated due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, and to respond promptly to the damage situation.

The Local Economy Countermeasures Headquarters will serve as an economic crisis control tower that diagnoses the livelihood economy crisis situation until the end of the COVID-19 crisis and prepares immediate countermeasures accordingly.

The Countermeasures Headquarters is composed of five teams and 22 departments, with Mayor Kang In-gyu as the head, including ▲General Countermeasures Team ▲Livelihood Stability Countermeasures Team ▲Economic Industry Countermeasures Team ▲Living SOC Countermeasures Team ▲Agricultural Stability Countermeasures Team.

At the first meeting held at City Hall on the day, the Local Economy Countermeasures Headquarters is expected to become one of the two pillars to overcome the emergency situation along with the Disaster Safety Countermeasures Headquarters at the forefront of COVID-19 quarantine as an extraordinary emergency response organization in the economic sector.

The city plans to promote short- and long-term measures to overcome the livelihood economy crisis through weekly meetings, including ▲activation of the livelihood economy such as consumption and investment ▲support for small business owners and micro-enterprises ▲support for low-income and vulnerable groups ▲development and support of agricultural product sales channels ▲support for the unemployed.

In particular, a ‘pinpoint support’ plan will be prepared to thoroughly inspect and analyze the damage groups and industries left in the blind spots of government and local government policy implementation.

Mayor Kang said, “We will establish a one-stop response system that ensures no one is left behind in overcoming the livelihood economy crisis caused by COVID-19, providing more meticulous and comprehensive support in a timely manner. We will do our best to overcome this unprecedented economic crisis by uniting the public and private sectors and mobilizing all available budgets and capabilities.”

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