Chungbuk Extends Urban Gas Bill Payment Deadlines for Small Business Owners

[Asia Economy (Chungbuk) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The payment deadline for city gas bills that small business owners and vulnerable groups in the Chungbuk region must pay will be extended.

On the 21st, Chungbuk Province announced that Chungcheong Energy Service and Chamblee Chungbuk City Gas will defer the payment of city gas bills for local small business owners and vulnerable groups.

This payment deferral is the second one following the first deferral implemented in April. The eligible groups include small business owners with fewer than 5 or 10 regular employees by industry according to the "Act on the Protection and Support of Small Businesses," as well as basic livelihood security recipients, persons with disabilities (grades 1 to 3), independence merit recipients and disabled veterans, near-poverty groups, and multi-child households eligible for residential rate reductions.

The payment deadline for city gas bills from this month through December will be extended by three months each. Additionally, for those eligible for deferral who do not apply, late fees (2%) will not be charged during the extension period.

The extended bills can also be paid in equal installments from the due date until June of next year. Those wishing to pay in installments must apply to the relevant city gas company call center by December 31.

Kim Hyung-nyeon, Director of the Energy Division of the province, said, "We decided to defer payments to reduce the burden of city gas bills on small business owners and vulnerable households," adding, "We hope that this payment deferral will serve as a small stepping stone for the recovery of the local economy, which has been stagnated due to the spread of infectious diseases."

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