Hamyang-gun Allocates Part of Welfare Points for Public Officials to Love Gift Certificates... Supporting Local Small Businesses

With All Employees Participating, Campaign to Use Welfare Points Locally
Supporting Small Business and Traditional Market Revitalization

Campaign to Use Welfare Points for Public Officials Locally
Photo by Hamyang-gun

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Hamyang-gun, Gyeongnam, is allocating a portion of customized welfare points to the mobile Hamyang Love Gift Certificate to support local small business owners struggling due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

Customized welfare points are expenses allocated differentially to Hamyang-gun employees (including public officials and public workers) based on family size, career, etc., which can be used in areas such as health management, self-development, and leisure activities.

Although these points are mainly used at online welfare malls or nationwide welfare card affiliated stores, the county is actively encouraging local use by allocating a certain amount of individual points to the mobile Hamyang Love Gift Certificate with the participation of all employees.

In particular, recognizing the difficulties faced by small business owners due to COVID-19, the county has significantly increased the allocation amount of the mobile Hamyang Love Gift Certificate this year and is promoting its use within the region, greatly contributing not only to revitalizing local small businesses and traditional markets but also to preventing the outflow of local funds.

Public official A said, “As COVID-19 has continued for over a year, it is fortunate to be able to participate in reviving the local economy through the use of welfare points during these difficult times. I hope COVID-19 will soon subside so that small business owners can stand tall and the county’s economy can function well, as public officials can only exist if the economy thrives, and that we can all smile together again.”

Seo Jeok-yong, Director of Administration, stated, “We will designate a concentrated period for welfare point usage and encourage early use in March among approximately 900 employees who have been allocated points. Furthermore, we will take the lead in administration by increasing the allocation of the county’s mobile gift certificates in future welfare point distributions to actively support the revitalization of the local economy.”

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