Jungnang-gu, 3-Month Urban Gas Bill Payment Deferral for Small Business Owners and Vulnerable Groups

For Small Business Owners and Residential Rate Reduction Households... Payment Deadline Extended by 3 Months for Billing from April to June, Installment Payments Available Until December... Apply by May 15 via Yesco Phone or Online

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Jungnang-gu (Mayor Ryu Kyung-gi) will implement a three-month deferral of city gas bill payments starting in April to support overcoming COVID-19.

The support targets small business owners using city gas and households eligible for residential rate reductions.

Small business owners are defined as small enterprises by industry with fewer than 5 or 10 regular employees, and households eligible for residential rate reductions include basic livelihood security recipients, persons with severe disabilities, independence merit recipients and war veterans, low-income households, multi-child families, and those issued low-income confirmation certificates, among existing rate reduction beneficiaries.

For those eligible for deferral, the payment deadlines for city gas bills for three months starting in April will each be extended by three months. Specifically, the April bill can be paid by July, the May bill by August, and the June bill by September. Additionally, the extended payment amounts can be paid in equal installments from the due date until December of this year.

If the April bill has already been paid, the payment deadlines for the May to July bills will be extended, and no late fees will be charged during the extension period.

Payment deferral applications can be made by phone to Yesco (☎1544-3131) or via the website (www.lsyesco.com) until May 15.

Households eligible for residential rate reductions do not need to submit separate documents, and small business owners only need to prepare their customer number and business registration number. However, if small business status is unclear, a small business confirmation certificate must be submitted.

The district is also implementing other COVID-19 support measures for affected small business owners, including free food waste collection for small restaurants, support payments for closures of multi-use facilities, loan interest rate reductions, traditional market support projects, and expansion of small and medium enterprise development funds and special credit guarantee loans.

Ryu Kyung-gi, Mayor of Jungnang-gu, said, “We hope this measure will help alleviate the economic burden on small business owners and vulnerable households struggling due to COVID-19.”

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