Daejeon City Provides '500,000 Won' Public Utility Payment per Small Business Operator

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Daejeon City announced on the 3rd that it has paid a total of 9.6 billion KRW in public utility fees, providing 500,000 KRW each to local small business owners.

The payment of public utility fees was made to assist small business owners facing operational difficulties due to the prolonged social distancing measures.

The recipients are 19,376 businesses, including restaurants, cafes, academies, private institutes, and indoor sports facilities, whose payment information was confirmed among the businesses subject to gathering bans and operational restrictions under the Level 4 social distancing measures since July 27.

This accounts for 62% of the total 36,000 locations eligible for public utility fee support. Following the first payment, the city plans to accept additional applications for public utility fee support until the 30th of this month for newly applied Level 4 social distancing restricted businesses such as beauty salons and PC rooms. Applications can be submitted through the Daejeon Job and Economy Promotion Agency website.

Eligible applicants are businesses located in Daejeon that are subject to gathering bans or operational restrictions, are not temporarily closed or shut down at the time of application, and whose business registration opening date is before the 31st of last month.

For those operating multiple businesses, public utility fees will be paid for each business location registered under the business registration.

Excluded from support are unregistered businesses without business registration, businesses that applied fraudulently or by other improper means, businesses that violated administrative orders, non-profit enterprises, organizations, corporations, and unincorporated associations.

The application requires only minimal supporting documents such as a business registration certificate, a copy of the bankbook, and business operation permits by industry.

For more detailed information regarding public utility fee support, please refer to the city’s official announcement or contact the dedicated public utility fee support call center.

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