Wando-gun to Launch Wando Sarang Gift Card in Card Form on June 14

Wando Love Card, the card type of Wando Love Gift Certificate (Photo by Wando-gun)

[Wando＝Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyung-pil] Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Shin Woo-cheol) announced on the 25th that it will launch the card-type "Wando Sarang Card," a Wando Sarang gift certificate, on the 14th of next month to support small business owners and revitalize the local economy.

The county signed a business agreement with the Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation on the 24th to promote the issuance and use of the Wando Sarang Card.

The Wando Sarang Card is a rechargeable check card issued with a scale of 5 billion KRW, and anyone aged 19 or older can obtain it online through the Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation app (chak) or at local agricultural and livestock cooperatives without residency restrictions.

Through the Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation app, users can issue cards, recharge, and check usage history, and the card can be used at affiliated stores within Wando-gun.

The monthly purchase limit per person is 500,000 KRW, and consumers receive benefits such as a 10% discount and a 30% income deduction, similar to paper gift certificates.

With the launch of the card-type gift certificate, there will be no need to visit sales agencies separately, and inconveniences of paper gift certificates such as requesting cash receipt issuance will be resolved, which is expected to increase gift certificate usage among office workers, youth, and housewives.

Additionally, it will prevent illegal distribution in advance, reduce issuance costs and sales and exchange commission budgets, and simplify the work of sales agencies.

Moreover, by replacing the payment method with a card type, it is expected to contribute to stably establishing a virtuous cycle economic system foundation.

Governor Shin Woo-cheol said, "Compared to paper gift certificates, the Wando Sarang Card is more convenient to use, and I hope that the habitual use of the card will contribute to the good consumption movement and revitalization of the local economy."

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