Yeonggwang-gun to Distribute 'Farmer and Fisherman Public Interest Allowance' Before Lunar New Year Holiday

[Yeonggwang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jeonseong] Yeonggwang-gun, Jeollanam-do, will pay the ‘Farmers and Fishermen Public Interest Allowance’ before the Lunar New Year holiday to revitalize the local economy, which has been stagnant due to COVID-19, and to boost the morale of small business owners.

According to Yeonggwang-gun on the 29th, this payment of the Farmers and Fishermen Public Interest Allowance is the first among the 22 cities and counties in Jeollanam-do. Although 600,000 KRW per farm household is supposed to be paid in two installments annually, Yeonggwang-gun proactively proposed early payment to Jeollanam-do, which was reflected, and thus decided to make an early payment before the Lunar New Year holiday to support farmers and fishermen who have recently been struggling due to COVID-19.

Last year, the county was the only one in Jeollanam-do to pay the Farmers and Fishermen Public Interest Allowance via a policy allowance card, eradicating fraudulent circulation of local currency and establishing a virtuous cycle system for the local economy.

This year, the allowance will be conveniently paid by charging it onto the already issued Yeonggwang Sarang Card.

The Agriculture Department will complete the first round of applications by the 29th and start paying the allowance from the 4th of next month.

Those who received the allowance last year and this year can verify their identity at the eup/myeon office with their previously issued Yeonggwang Sarang Card and ID card, and then have the allowance charged onto their card.

New recipients can obtain a new Yeonggwang Sarang Card by presenting their ID card.

The county plans to establish a payment schedule for each village to prevent many recipients from visiting the eup/myeon offices at the same time, in consideration of the recently strengthened social distancing measures, convenience for farmers and fishermen, and to avoid confusion in eup/myeon office operations.

County Governor Kim Junsung said, “We will pay the full amount of the Farmers and Fishermen Public Interest Allowance at once on the Yeonggwang Sarang Card before the Lunar New Year holiday to inject vitality into the depressed local economy and strive to make the entire county have a warm holiday.”

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