Gwangju City Implements 'Immediate Public Facility Usage Fee Reduction Service' for Low-Income Groups and Others

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 25th that it will implement the ‘Public Facility Usage Fee Immediate Discount Service,’ which allows national merit recipients, persons with disabilities, and low-income groups to receive discounts on usage fees at public facilities (services) without submitting supporting documents.

Until now, to receive discounts on public facility usage fees, eligible individuals had to obtain documents themselves and visit the public facilities to verify their eligibility, which was inconvenient.

In response, Gwangju participated in the Ministry of the Interior and Safety’s ‘Activation of Administrative Information Joint Use’ contest project, secured a special grant of 190 million KRW, built the immediate discount system over five months starting early this year, and began implementation on the 22nd.

The facilities where the immediate discount service is applied include five locations operated by Gwangju Urban Corporation: indoor swimming pools, indoor ice rinks, Hwanggeum Parking Lot, the Gwangju Welfare Foundation’s Bitgoeul Senior Health Town, and Hyoryeong Senior Welfare Town.

Eligible categories include 12 groups such as national merit recipients, persons with disabilities, and eco-friendly vehicles, with discounts ranging from 10% to 60%.

Gwangju expects that by providing discount eligibility information in real time without requiring various certificates, the inconvenience of having to obtain documents will disappear, and convenience will improve through faster civil service processing.

Lee Sang-yong, the city’s Information Officer, said, “The qualification verification process for citizens to receive discount benefits has been simplified,” adding, “We will continue to do our best to introduce various services to enhance citizen convenience.”

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