Available at convenience stores and franchise stores
Large online shopping malls, department stores, and duty-free shops cannot be used
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As the ‘Corona Coexistence National Support Fund’ (the 5th Disaster Support Fund) of 250,000 won per person is applied for and paid, interest in the exact use is growing. This subsidy may not be applied if you try to use it as it is at the place where you used the disaster aid that was previously paid, so you may be embarrassed. This is because the government has restricted the use of this subsidy to local love gift voucher merchants.
However, due to the spread of Corona 19, the use of delivery applications (apps) and online shopping has increased, but there were also reactions that it was inconvenient because it was not possible to pay for these places with this subsidy.
Convenience stores and neighborhood supermarkets are welcome… Starbucks and Ikea are not
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It is easy to understand that the 5th national subsidy can be used at affiliated stores of local love gift certificates. Specifically, in the distribution industry, it can be used at convenience stores, neighborhood marts, and traditional markets. It can be used at franchise stores, restaurants, beauty salons, pharmacies, hospitals, opticians, clothing stores, and private institutes.
On the other hand, it cannot be used in franchise stores. It cannot be used at Starbucks, where all branches are directly managed. Instead, it can be used at franchise stores such as Ediya Baskin Robbins Paris Baguette Tous Les Jours.
The subsidy cannot be used in department stores, complex shopping malls, large marts, corporate supermarkets (SSMs), and duty-free shops. However, it can be used in some rental stores such as eyeglasses and clothing stores in large marts, so it is necessary to check. The places that the government said cannot be used include large companies such as Chanel, Ikea, and Apple, as well as large online shopping malls. In addition, it cannot be used in the entertainment industry or speculative industry.
Delivery apps such as Baedal Minjok, Coupang Eats, and Yogiyo blocked online payments. However, it can be used in public/local delivery apps and local online malls. Also, even if you order through the delivery app, you can use it if you pay on-site at the store’s own payment terminal. This means that if you select ‘Meet and Pay’ in the general order, you can use the subsidy at Baemin or Yogiyo.
However, some pointed out that allowing the use of the subsidy only through face-to-face payment when using the delivery app is somewhat inappropriate in terms of preventing the spread of COVID-19.
The government asked for cooperation and understanding, saying, “The purpose of the subsidy is to support small businesses in local small businesses that have been severely damaged by the prolonged Corona 19. Online payments such as nationwide online shopping malls or delivery apps are not available.”
“Why can’t I”… “Inconvenient to use online”
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On the 6th, when the application for the national subsidy started, online communities, etc., continued to argue about the fairness of the payment target and where it was used. Dissatisfaction of people who do not belong to the bottom 88% of income or comparison with acquaintances followed.
Office worker A, who said it was a one-person household, said, “Even though the salary is not high, it was excluded from the payment because it was a single-person household.
This is because the national subsidy is paid based on the amount of health insurance premiums paid. For single-person households, health insurance premiums equivalent to 58 million won in annual income based on employers are paid. The subsidy is only available when the insurance premium is less than 200,000 won for a two-person household, 250,000 won for a three-person household, 310,000 won for a four-person household, and 390,000 won for a five-person household.
Mr. B, an office worker from a small business, also said, “An acquaintance who owns a house received the national subsidy because his/her income did not meet the standard. ” he confided.
However, the government excludes payments in cases where the total amount of property tax tax base of last year exceeds 900 million won, or the total financial income of household members exceeds 20 million won, even if they meet the criteria for the bottom 80% of household income and for dual-income, single-person households. .
Local internet cafes, etc. complained about the inconvenience of online shopping and using delivery apps. One netizen said, “Because of Corona 19, I buy a lot of goods online and through delivery apps, but it’s inconvenient because I can’t use the subsidies.”
Oh Jung-min, reporter at Hankyung.com blooming@hankyung.com
