Gwangju City Extends 'COVID-19 Confirmed Case Visit Store Support Project'

Rent and Utility Bills Up to 700,000 Won Until November

Gwangju City Hall

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 2nd that it will extend the application period for the ‘Confirmed Case Visit Store Support Project’ until the end of this month, which provides up to 700,000 KRW in support for rent and utility costs to small business stores suffering financial difficulties due to visits by COVID-19 confirmed cases.

The ‘Confirmed Case Visit Store Support Project’ supports rent and utility costs for stores that temporarily closed and underwent disinfection measures after visits by COVID-19 confirmed cases and have reopened, but are experiencing severe sales declines due to the image of being a store visited by confirmed cases.

For this project, 186 stores applied from September 28 to October 30, and support funds will be provided accordingly.

Additionally, Gwangju City plans to extend the application period until the 30th of this month and is conducting promotional activities such as having the currently operating ‘Small Business Guardian’ visit eligible stores to provide information about the project for stores that have not yet applied for support funds.

The eligible recipients are small business owners operating normally as of the application date, whose stores are confirmed as COVID-19 confirmed case visit stores through publicly disclosed movement routes on the Gwangju City website or other verification.

However, certain industries such as pharmacies, clinics, entertainment, karaoke, gambling, and other leisure industries are excluded.

The support covers rent and utility costs for the month in which the confirmed case visit occurred, up to a maximum of 700,000 KRW per store.

Eligible stores can submit their application forms and expense proof documents to the Gwangju Economic and Employment Promotion Agency by the 30th of this month.

Detailed support criteria and other information can be found on the Gwangju Economic and Employment Promotion Agency website, and further inquiries can be made by phone.

Baek Hyun-sook, Director of the City’s Livelihood Economy Division, said, “Since the end of June, the number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in the area has rapidly increased, causing many difficulties for small business operators visited by confirmed cases. We hope this support project will help alleviate their financial difficulties even a little.”

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