President Moon Emphasizes 'Citizen Convenience and Speed' for Disaster Relief Funds... Blue House Prepares for Distribution Starting Next Month 13 (Update)

Kang Min-seok, Blue House Spokesperson [Image Source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Son Sun-hee] The Blue House stated on the 24th regarding the emergency disaster relief fund payment due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) situation, "We are preparing to accept applications from the 7th of next month and to start payments from the 13th," adding, "However, all these schedules are only possible if the supplementary budget bill passes in the National Assembly, so we earnestly request the prompt review and passage of the supplementary budget bill."

Kang Min-seok, the Blue House spokesperson, held a briefing at the Press Center in the afternoon and said, "President Moon Jae-in emphasized 'convenience for the people' and 'speed' regarding the emergency disaster relief fund payment today," adding, "This means that a simple method should be devised so that the people can conveniently receive the support funds, and payments should be made as quickly as possible."

He also added that for low-income groups such as basic livelihood security recipients, who are expected to face immediate difficulties in their livelihoods, preparations are underway to enable 'cash payments' from the 4th of next month, earlier than the general schedule.

Spokesperson Kang said, "The government has been accelerating efforts to quickly provide the disaster relief funds," and emphasized, "The Democratic Party of Korea holds the position that the supplementary budget bill must be passed by the 29th," once again urging the opposition parties to review and pass the supplementary budget bill.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.