Namhae-gun Implements Emergency Support for Agricultural Duty-Free Fuel Purchase Costs

Flat support of 185 KRW per liter for 50% of duty-free fuel usage

Namhae County Office, Gyeongnam.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Song Jong-gu] Namhae-gun, Gyeongnam Province, is investing 460 million KRW (31 million KRW purely from the county budget) from provincial and county funds to support the purchase of duty-free fuel, aiming to alleviate the management burden on farmers struggling due to rising international oil prices.

This project is promoted by securing an emergency budget in the supplementary settlement budget by Gyeongnam Province. From March to November, 185 KRW per liter will be provided as a fixed support for 50% of the amount of duty-free fuel used (gasoline, diesel, kerosene, heavy oil, LPG, by-product fuels No.1 and No.2), with a maximum support of 1,350,500 KRW per farm.

The duty-free fuel support standard covers 50% of usage ranging from 42 liters to 14,600 liters. Eligible recipients are farmers and agricultural corporations residing in Namhae-gun who have been issued agricultural duty-free fuel purchase cards. As of October 18, about 4,800 farms are expected to receive support.

Applications for the project can be submitted from the 26th to November 30th at the local agricultural cooperatives supplying the relevant duty-free fuel. The county will handle securing project funds, budget execution, and settlement tasks.

Jung Kwang-su, Director of the Agricultural Technology Division, said, “We hope this duty-free fuel purchase support project will ease the management burden on farms even a little. Since the application period is short, we ask for active participation from farmers to ensure no applications are missed.”

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