Ministry of the Interior and Safety Provides 1 Billion KRW Disaster Special Tax Grant to Jeonnam for 'Jeju Air Disaster'

Used for Operating Expenses and Emergency Relief Costs

The government will provide special disaster grants to Jeollanam-do, where the Jeju Air plane crash occurred.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced on the 30th that it plans to provide 1 billion won in special disaster grants to Jeollanam-do to support the response to the aircraft accident. The support is expected to be provided in early January next year. The special disaster grants will be used for the operation costs of the countermeasures headquarters and emergency relief expenses.

Firefighters are searching for fuel items at the site of the Jeju Air passenger plane collision and explosion accident that occurred at Muan International Airport, Jeonnam, on the 30th. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung

Earlier, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety declared Muan-gun, Jeollanam-do, a special disaster area through a meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters chaired by Acting President and Deputy Prime Minister for Economy and Minister of Strategy and Finance Choi Sang-mok the day before, and designated a national mourning period of seven days until January 4 next year.

When declared a special disaster area, administrative and financial support necessary for disaster relief and recovery is provided, and 50% of the damage recovery costs are covered by the national government, reducing the financial burden on local governments. This is the third time a special disaster area has been declared for social disasters excluding wildfires since the 2020s, following COVID-19 and the Itaewon tragedy.

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