Seongnam City Reduces Commercial Water and Sewage Fees by 30%

[Asia Economy (Seongnam) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province will reduce water and sewage charges for commercial and bathhouse use by 30% for four months from this month until December.

This measure aims to alleviate the economic burden on small business owners and self-employed individuals whose sales have sharply declined due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.

Seongnam City will apply a 30% discount on the billed amount starting from this month's bill without any separate application process.

The city estimates that the total amount of the discount over the four months will reach 3.5 billion KRW.

Previously, from April to August, the city provided a 50% discount on water and sewage charges for all sectors, including residential and business use, for five months.

Kim Pil-su, head of Seongnam City's Clean Water Management Office, explained, "Compared to the production and treatment costs, the actual rate of water and sewage charges in Seongnam City is only 70.5% for water and 55.6% for sewage. Although a rate increase is absolutely necessary, we judged that helping economically struggling small business owners and self-employed individuals is the top priority, so we extended the discount measures only for commercial and bathhouse use."

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