Yongin City to Support Installation Costs for Standing Tables in Restaurants

[Asia Economy (Yongin) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province is set to support the installation costs of standing tables in restaurants.

On the 26th, Yongin City announced that it will support the installation costs of standing tables for 20 restaurants within the city to enhance the convenience of general restaurant customers and is now accepting applications from eligible businesses.

Eligible applicants are dining establishments that have been operating for more than six months after registering as general restaurants and are replacing two or more existing floor-seated tables with standing tables.

Businesses that have received administrative sanctions such as suspension of operations within the past year, have overdue local taxes, or are pubs such as hof or sojubang, as well as franchise affiliates, are excluded.

The city will select a total of 20 businesses after document and on-site inspections, considering factors such as ▲business area (100㎡ or less) ▲sales (100 million KRW or less) ▲operating period, and will provide up to 2 million KRW per business.

Businesses participating in food culture improvement and those designated under the restaurant hygiene rating system will be given priority in selection and support.

Those wishing to apply can download the application form from the city website’s announcement section from the 1st to the 12th of next month, fill it out, and submit it in person or by mail to the City Hall Hygiene Division.

For more details, please contact the City Hall Hygiene Division at 031-324-2230.

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