Mokpo City Provides Disaster Relief Funds to Bus and Taxi Drivers

Up to 1.5 Million Won per Person Paid by the End of This Month

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jeong Seunghyun] Mokpo City, Jeollanam-do announced on the 14th that it plans to swiftly proceed with disaster relief payments for city and charter bus drivers and corporate taxi drivers who are experiencing a decrease in passengers and income due to COVID-19.

The disaster relief fund will be provided as income stabilization funds for corporate taxi drivers and a temporary support project for city and charter bus drivers, with 1 million to 1.5 million KRW paid per driver.

The recipients are drivers affiliated with transportation companies whose income reduction has been verified. City and charter bus drivers must have been employed before January 3, 2022, and taxi drivers must have been employed before January 1 of the same year.

Bus drivers must submit their applications directly or through their companies to the city by the 18th, and taxi drivers by the 14th.

The total number of recipients in Mokpo City is expected to be 1,033, including 502 corporate taxi drivers, 331 city bus drivers, and 200 charter bus drivers.

The city plans to quickly verify the decrease in sales and length of service requirements to promptly alleviate the economic difficulties caused by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic. After the city completes the verification process, the disaster relief funds will be sequentially distributed by Jeollanam-do starting from the end of March.

A city official stated, “We will strive for the swift payment of disaster relief funds through prior guidance to each company and simplification of administrative procedures.”

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