Daejeon City, Local Bookstore Purchases 'Ontong Daejeon Cashback +10%'

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Daejeon City is reinitiating its local bookstore revitalization project.

The city announced on the 26th that starting from the 27th of this month, an additional 10% cashback will be provided for book purchases up to 50,000 won at local bookstores using Onttong Daejeon.

This project was re-launched in January this year as a citizen participation budget following last October, but it was prematurely halted after the budget was exhausted within a month. Accordingly, the city decided to re-pursue the local bookstore revitalization project through an additional supplementary budget allocation in the second half of the year.

Bookstores eligible for the additional cashback benefit are those registered as bookstores in the local area. However, large-scale and online bookstores are excluded.

Son Cheol-woong, Director of the Cultural, Sports and Tourism Bureau of the city, said, “With the implementation of last year’s local bookstore revitalization project, the average daily sales of local bookstores increased approximately 4.6 times compared to before the project,” and added, “The city is also preparing various cultural events at local bookstores and an academy to strengthen the capabilities of local bookstores.”

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