21.48 Million Apply for Consumption Coupons in Three Days... 3.88 Trillion Won to Be Distributed

7.2 Million Applications Submitted in a Single Day on the 23rd

Approximately 21.48 million people applied for the Livelihood Recovery Consumption Coupon within three days of the application opening.

According to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety on July 24, as of midnight on July 23, a total of 21,486,247 people, accounting for 42.5% of those eligible for the consumption coupon, had completed their applications. On the first day of applications, July 21, about 6.98 million people applied, followed by 7.31 million on July 22, and 7.2 million on July 23.

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So far, the most preferred issuance method among applicants has been credit and debit cards, chosen by 15,946,405 people. This was followed by mobile and card-type local gift certificates with 3,267,307 applicants, prepaid cards with 1,883,825 applicants, and paper-type local gift certificates with 388,710 applicants.

Incheon recorded the highest consumption coupon application rate at 45.21%. Jeju had the lowest application rate at 39.46%.

The total amount allocated for the consumption coupons is 3.8849 trillion won.

Meanwhile, after controversy arose in Gwangju Metropolitan City over the use of different colors for consumption coupon prepaid cards based on income level, Minister of the Interior and Safety Lee Hojoong instructed that policies should be implemented from the perspective of the public.

On this day, Minister Lee held the 5th Central-Local Policy Council at the Government Complex Seoul with deputy heads from 17 cities and provinces nationwide. He called for measures to prevent the exposure of vulnerable groups due to the denomination labeling on the consumption coupons and the color differentiation of the cards. In response to the controversy, Gwangju decided to unify the color of the consumption coupon prepaid cards by attaching stickers.

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