Boseong-gun Launches Card-Type 'Boseong Sarang Gift Certificate'

Bosung Sarang Card Sales Begin with 10 Billion Won, Including a 10% Special Discount

[Boseong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Cheon-seok] Jeollanam-do Boseong-gun announced on the 22nd that the card-type Boseong Love Gift Certificate ‘Boseong Love Card’ will be launched starting from the 23rd.

The Boseong Love Card is a prepaid check card that is easier to use than paper gift certificates, and automatically applies a 30% income deduction without the need for a separate cash receipt. Merchants can avoid the inconvenience of having to visit the bank for currency exchange, and all distribution processes are computerized, reducing the risk of illegal distribution.

Issuance and charging of the Boseong Love Card can be done by downloading the smartphone app ‘Local Gift Certificate chak (Chak)’, applying non-face-to-face, and receiving the card by courier. Bank counter sales will also be promoted simultaneously.

Card issuance is available at NH Nonghyup Bank and local agricultural and livestock cooperatives, while charging is possible at Saemaeul Geumgo, credit unions, fisheries cooperatives, and forestry cooperatives. The purchase (charging) limit per person is 1 million KRW per month (discount rate applied), combining both paper and card.

A county official stated, “With the distribution of card-type gift certificates, usability will expand, which is expected to greatly help the recovery of small business districts such as alley markets. We will strive to create a culture of using local gift certificates that benefit local residents by accelerating system construction and expanding usage locations.”

Meanwhile, Boseong-gun issued 40 billion KRW worth of gift certificates this year and has sold 37 billion KRW so far. In November, they established an integrated management system for paper, card, and mobile gift certificates with the Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation, expanding purchase and exchange agencies to 32 locations including NH Nonghyup Bank, local agricultural and livestock cooperatives, Saemaeul Geumgo, credit unions, fisheries cooperatives, forestry cooperatives, and Gwangju Bank. Through these efforts, Boseong-gun was selected as an excellent city/county for regional economic revitalization in Jeollanam-do in 2020.

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