Guri-si to Provide Disaster Basic Income of 90,000 Won Starting from the 18th

[Asia Economy (Guri) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Guri City in Gyeonggi Province will provide disaster basic income of 90,000 KRW per citizen starting from the 18th.

To fund this, Guri City has reallocated and cut expenditure budgets such as event expenses and training costs, which were difficult to execute due to COVID-19, securing 18 billion KRW in resources.

The payment targets are Korean nationals and foreigners with resident registration in Guri City as of 0:00 on May 1, 2020, including marriage immigrants and permanent residents.

Applications can be made by visiting each neighborhood administrative welfare center from the 18th of this month until July 31. Proxy applications are possible not only for household heads but also for household members.

Payments will be made through the Guri Sarang Card. However, citizens who have difficulty installing the Guri Sarang Card app can receive payments via debit cards starting from the 15th of next month.

Usage is limited to businesses within Guri City with annual sales under 1 billion KRW. Usage is restricted at large department stores, large marts, corporate supermarkets, entertainment establishments, gambling businesses, and franchise direct stores.

The usage period is until September 0.

Mayor Ahn Seung-nam of Guri City explained, "Along with Guri City's disaster basic income, many emergency support funds will be paid through the local currency (Guri Sarang Card). When the disaster basic income is paid through neighborhood administrative welfare centers, a virtuous cycle effect on the local economy is expected."

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