"Restoration of people's livelihoods"... "Good prepayment" and expansion of local currency benefits

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The Good Pre-Payment Movement, which pays first in Busan and visits later, has begun.

The Busan Metropolitan Government has decided to invest 450 billion won by preparing an "emergency public safety plan" for 24 detailed projects, including this movement.

Reporter Kim Jong-ho reports.

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It is a traditional market where fewer people are looking for it and consumers' wallets are not open well.

Merchants cannot expect a "end-of-year special" due to the overall contraction in consumption and martial law.

[Jongmin Lee / Busan Namhang Market Merchants Association: The market is linked together because they say the bar itself is very difficult and they say it's over at the first meeting and they don't go again. There are a lot of votes in that way.

In order to melt the frozen consumer sentiment, 40 institutions in Busan, including Busan City, opened their wallets first.

We have entered the "good pre-payment" campaign, which promises to pay in advance for business promotion and visit later.

[Park Hyung-joon / Mayor of Busan: We will support the vitality of domestic demand through a good payment campaign in Busan that leads the public sector and spreads participation to the private sector.]

The Busan Metropolitan Government has decided to invest 450 billion won by preparing the "Five Emergency Plan for Stabilizing People's Livelihood," which includes the "pre-payment movement."

The plan includes temporarily raising the local currency limit and refunds, providing funds to small business owners, and strengthening welfare policies.

In particular, we will promote a total of 24 projects, including providing small business owners with alternative labor costs arising from childbirth.The city of

said this measure may be insufficient, but if citizens join in revitalizing the local economy, it will be a great help to overcome the crisis.

I'm Kim Jong Ho of YTN.