Naju City to Distribute 'Farmer and Fisherman Public Interest Allowance' Starting from the 14th

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yukbong] Naju City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Kang In-gyu) announced on the 14th that it has started the payment of the ‘Farmer and Fisherman Public Interest Allowance’ from that day.

The Farmer and Fisherman Public Interest Allowance is a system introduced and implemented for the first time this year to improve social issues in rural areas such as aging and population decline, and to promote the public value and multifunctional roles of agriculture, fisheries, and rural communities.

The recipients were finally selected as a total of 12,711 people through a review committee held on the 9th, and 600,000 KRW per person will be paid in the local currency ‘Naju Sarang Gift Certificate’.

From this day, those who bring an ID that can verify their identity and apply for the Farmer and Fisherman Public Interest Allowance at the local agricultural cooperatives in their town, township, or neighborhood jurisdiction can receive it immediately on site.

However, as part of COVID-19 social distancing measures, a temporary ‘Gift Certificate Distribution 5-Day Rotation System’ will be applied until the end of next month.

The Farmer and Fisherman Public Interest Allowance can be received until the end of June.

The city originally planned to pay 300,000 KRW twice in October and next month in Naju Sarang Gift Certificates, but decided to pay the full amount early to stabilize the livelihoods of farmers and fishermen suffering economic difficulties due to COVID-19 and to revitalize the local economy.

The budget scale for the Farmer and Fisherman Public Interest Allowance amounts to about 7.7 billion KRW (3 billion KRW from the provincial government, 4.7 billion KRW from the city government).

The city expects that since the full allowance is paid in Naju Sarang Gift Certificates, which can only be used in the region (affiliated stores), it will not only increase the actual sales of small business owners and self-employed people but also add vitality to the local economy through the virtuous cycle of the gift certificates.

Mayor Kang In-gyu said, “We hope that the early payment of the Farmer and Fisherman Public Interest Allowance will help stabilize the livelihood economy suffering from the COVID-19 crisis,” and added, “Since a large number of recipients are expected to visit the agricultural cooperative counters at the beginning of the payment, we ask for active participation in the 5-day rotation system to practice social distancing.”

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