Mayor An Seung-nam Urges Prompt National Assembly Approval of 'Supplementary Budget for Small Business and Self-Employed Support'

Association of Mayors, County Chiefs, and District Heads: "Supplementary Budget Size Is Greatly Insufficient for Support"

'Korea Association of Mayors, County Chiefs, and District Heads' Joint Chairpersons Urge Prompt National Assembly Approval of Supplementary Budget Bill to Support Small Business Owners and Self-Employed [Guri City]

[Asia Economy Reporter Ra Young-cheol] An Seung-nam, mayor of Guri City, urged the National Assembly to promptly process the supplementary budget bill to support small business owners and self-employed individuals.

The joint chairpersons of the "Korea Association of Mayors, County Governors, and District Heads" (hereinafter referred to as the Association) issued a statement on the 8th at the Supia Bucheon Lake Botanical Garden in Bucheon City, titled "Statement Urging the National Assembly to Quickly Pass the Supplementary Budget Bill to Support Small Business Owners and the Self-Employed."

In the statement, the Association pointed out, "The government-submitted supplementary budget is 14 trillion won, of which 11.5 trillion won is allocated for supporting small business owners; however, this supplementary budget is insufficient to support the damages suffered by small business owners and the self-employed."

They further expressed concern that due to significant differences in views between the government and ruling and opposition parties regarding the scale and timing of the supplementary budget proposed by leading presidential candidates, it is uncertain whether the supplementary budget will be prepared in time to urgently support small business owners and the self-employed.

Considering their urgency and the presidential election schedule, they emphasized that the supplementary budget must be prepared before February 14.

Speaking as the spokesperson for the Gyeonggi Province Association of Mayors and County Governors, Mayor An Seung-nam said, "With the rapid spread of Omicron, daily new confirmed cases have exceeded 30,000, and the damage to small business owners is severe," urging, "We hope that small business owners and self-employed individuals who have sacrificed will be supported promptly."

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