Suncheon City Opens Applications for This Year's 'Farmer and Fisherman Public Interest Allowance'

One-Time Payment Scheduled for March to Revitalize Local Economy

[Suncheon=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Suncheon City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Heo Seok) announced on the 6th that it will accept applications for this year’s ‘Farmer and Fisherman Public Interest Allowance’ from the 11th of this month until the 10th of next month.

The applicants must be registered farm and fishery business operators who have continuously resided in Jeollanam-do and engaged in farming or fishing since before January 1 of last year.

However, those excluded from eligibility include ▲ individuals with comprehensive income other than farming and fishing exceeding 37 million KRW as of 2020, ▲ those who have fraudulently received subsidies such as direct payments, ▲ government officials and employees of public institutions, ▲ those who have been penalized for violating the Farmland Act, Mountainous Area Management Act, Livestock Epidemic Prevention Act, or Fisheries Act, and ▲ those who have separated households while living with eligible recipients of the public interest allowance.

This year, to stabilize the income of farmers and fishermen suffering from the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic and to revitalize the weakened local economy, the city plans to promptly select recipients and provide a one-time payment of 600,000 KRW in Suncheon Love Gift Certificates by March.

An official from the Suncheon Agricultural Technology Center stated, “We hope that the Farmer and Fisherman Public Interest Allowance will bring income stability to farmers and fishermen and invigorate the local economy amid the difficult economic situation caused by COVID-19,” adding, “We will continue to provide generous administrative and financial support for farmers.”

Meanwhile, the ‘Farmer and Fisherman Public Interest Allowance’ was first implemented in 2020 to improve the quality of life for farmers and fishermen, enhance the public and multifunctional roles of agriculture and fisheries, and promote sustainable development of rural areas.

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