60% of Gyeonggi Residents Say "Additional Disaster Relief Payments Needed"
[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Six out of ten Gyeonggi Province residents supported the additional payment of the 'Emergency Disaster Relief Fund'.
On the 6th, Gyeonggi Province commissioned a public opinion survey to K-Stat Research Co., Ltd., targeting 1,000 residents aged 18 and over. As a result of the survey on the additional payment of the Emergency Disaster Relief Fund, 60% of residents responded that they 'support' the plan to provide an additional 200,000 won per person to all citizens.
Additionally, 93% of respondents said they had experience using the 'Government Emergency Disaster Relief Fund' or the 'Gyeonggi Province Disaster Basic Income,' and 88% evaluated the government's decision to provide the 'Emergency Disaster Relief Fund' and 'Disaster Basic Income' to all citizens as a good measure.
Respondents notably chose 'additional payment of the Emergency Disaster Relief Fund to all citizens to activate consumption' (53%) over 'financial support to companies' (42%) as what the government and local governments should do to overcome the economic crisis, drawing attention.
Furthermore, respondents answered that the 'Emergency Disaster Relief Fund' should be paid on an 'individual basis' (54%) rather than on a 'household basis' (40%).
Kwack Yoon-seok, Director of Public Relations Planning for the province, explained, "Recently, the recovery of sales in self-employed businesses has been confirmed through the government's Emergency Disaster Relief Fund and Gyeonggi Province's Disaster Basic Income payments, and residents themselves are directly feeling the effect of consumption activation. These factors are analyzed to have influenced the recognition of the necessity for additional payments of the Emergency Disaster Relief Fund."
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Earlier, on the 29th of last month, Gyeonggi Province submitted a proposal to the government to provide a second round of disaster relief funds of 200,000 won per person to all citizens. Governor Lee Jae-myung of Gyeonggi Province also argued, "Since the economy is likely to worsen for a considerable period, the Disaster Basic Income should be paid at least two or three more times."
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