Hwasun-gun, Second Application for 'COVID-19 Overcome English Support Voucher' Open Until the 21st

[Hwasun=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Ji-woon] Jeollanam-do Hwasun-gun (Governor Gu Chung-gon) announced on the 10th that it is accepting the second round of applications for the ‘COVID-19 Overcome Aquaculture Support Voucher Project’ to support aquaculture households until the 21st.

The support targets are aquaculture households that held aquaculture business permits last year and farmed the eligible species.

The COVID-19 Overcome Aquaculture Support Voucher requires proof of decreased sales compared to 2019 through supporting documents such as income tax filing documents to be eligible for support. Even if the sales amount was 0 KRW last year, it is considered a sales decrease and support is possible.

When an objective comparison of annual sales between 2019 and last year is difficult, the applicant’s own average annual selling price is used as a standard. If the average annual selling price has decreased, the sales decrease condition is considered met.

The eligible species include a total of 15 fish species such as freshwater eel, catfish, trout, hybrid sturgeon, Korean bullhead, snakehead fish, Korean perch, and carp.

However, overlapping support is not possible with the Small Business Support Fund Plus (Ministry of SMEs and Startups), Emergency Employment Stability Subsidy (Ministry of Employment and Labor), Temporary Livelihood Support Fund (Ministry of Health and Welfare), COVID-19 Overcome Farming Support Voucher (Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs), and COVID-19 Overcome Forestry Support Voucher (Korea Forest Service) projects.

Applications can be submitted at the administrative welfare centers of the towns and townships where the aquaculture farms are located, with the application form, various consent forms including personal information use, resident registration certificate, and documents proving eligibility and sales decrease conditions.

The county plans to review eligibility and sales decrease conditions and pay 1 million KRW (two prepaid cards of 500,000 KRW each) in the form of a prepaid card from the Fisheries Cooperative to the final selected aquaculture households starting from the 14th of next month.

The prepaid card can be used to purchase necessary aquaculture supplies, daily necessities, etc. If unused by September 30, the remaining balance will revert to the national treasury.

A county official said, “We hope that aquaculture households who missed the first application period will be sure to apply during the second application period to receive support.”

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