Small business owners apply for 900,000 support fund… “Danbi” “Why can’t I?” (2nd total)

On the 11th, the first day of online submission of the small business support fund (third disaster support fund), applicants flooded.

According to the Ministry of SMEs and Startups and the Small Business Market Promotion Corporation, 900,000 out of the 2.76 million people eligible for the supporting fund have completed the application by 6 pm after the online application started at 8 am on this day.

Online application submission continues until midnight, so there is a possibility of exceeding 1 million.

From 1:20 p.m. on that day, support funds began to be transferred to small business owners through banks.

One small business owner posted a post on the internet community saying, “I am happy that I have been deposited because the water is frozen and I can’t even do business”. “He said.

However, on the first day of application, there was some confusion over whether or not the application was eligible or the amount of support.

A small business owner expressed a frustrated feeling to the Internet community, saying, “I received the 1st and 2nd disaster subsidies and looked up on the website and found that they were also in the prohibited industry, but they were not eligible for the support fund.”

A small business owner who runs a rest restaurant said, “I received the second subsidy, but I did not receive a text message, so I looked up on the website and found that I was not eligible.” .

There are also complaints about the support fund being different than expected.

A small business owner said, “It was registered as a general restaurant, so I knew it was eligible for 2 million won, but when I looked up it on the website, it came out as 1 million won.”

There was a delay in the connection to the homepage server for the support fund application on the first day, but it was generally running smoothly. However, there were complaints about the telephone consultation service.

One small business owner wrote to the online community, “I tried to inquire about support fund support by phone, but even after making 60 calls in 45 minutes, I could not connect.”

There was still a reaction that the amount of support was insufficient.

Mr. A, who runs a meat restaurant in Seoul, told Yonhap News, “Who will put it on the nose with 2 million won?” “Yesterday was the employee’s payday, and I thought I had to prepare money from the morning.” Said.

There is also a backlash from those who were excluded from the payment of support funds.

Mr. B, who runs a franchise cafe in downtown Seoul, said, “I don’t know why the government operates the system in this way.” .

Some small businessmen said they couldn’t receive a text message on the first day of application, but the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said that the text message was sent at around 4 pm.

On the first day, out of 2.76 million, 1.43 million with an odd number at the end of the business registration number are eligible.

In response to some complaints that the Ministry of SMEs is not eligible for application, it said, “Some establishments that are banned or restricted in business will receive additional database (DB) submissions from local governments. .

After November 24 last year, small business owners who have been banned from collective or business restrictions due to strengthened quarantine measures by the government and local governments receive 3 million won and 2 million won, respectively.

Small business owners whose sales were less than 400 million won last year and decreased from 2019 sales received 1 million won.

Outdoor winter sports facilities such as ski resorts, and facilities subject to special quarantine during the year-end and New Year holidays, such as its subsidiaries and accommodation facilities, can be received after the 25th.

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