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Gyeonggi Province decided to pay the second basic disaster income to all citizens. An official in Gyeonggi Province said on the 16th, “We decided to accept the Gyeonggi Provincial Council’s proposal and pay the second basic disaster income.” The province is planning to submit an additional remedial budget, including the second disaster basic income payment plan, to the provincial council next week. Looking at the review proposal previously reported to the provincial council, it is expected that 100,000 won per resident will be paid as in the first period. The second payment is expected to include foreigners (registered foreigners and 580,000 residents) who were excluded from the first payment. This was in response to the request of human rights organizations and the recommendations of the National Rights Commission. The payment timing is being reviewed in early February, before the Lunar New Year holiday, taking into account the quarantine situation and the effect of boosting consumption, but may be adjusted according to the trend of confirmed cases, coordination of the party government, and the resolution schedule of the city council. As for the payment method, credit card point payments are being reviewed along with local currency cards. The financial resources of about 1.4 trillion won (including incidental expenses) will be covered only by funds managed by Gyeonggi Province such as the Regional Development Fund and the Integrated Financial Stabilization Fund without issuing local bonds. Apart from the basic disaster income in Gyeonggi Province, it is also considering providing special adjustment grants (special payments) to cities and counties that provide their own basic disaster income in local currency, as in the first period. It has already provided special subsidies to Yeoncheon-gun and Dongducheon City, which were paid out in September and November of last year. Until now, Governor Lee has insisted on the necessity of universal payment of disaster assistance and has requested additional assistance from the entire population. On the 5th, a letter was sent to the opposition lawmakers and the Minister of Strategy and Finance, saying, “We need a bold expansion fiscal policy to overcome the structural low growth and the Corona 19 crisis, alleviate polarization, and revitalize the economy.” Urged. After that, on the 11th, the Gyeonggi-do council suggested that “to comfort the residents suffering from Corona 19 and to revitalize the local economy by recovering consumer sentiment, provide the 2nd basic disaster income in Gyeonggi-do on the premise that it does not interfere with quarantine activities.” Governor Lee said, “I will consider the payment status, scale, target, and timing from the perspective of citizens and communities.” Governor Lee said on the 14th that the universal distribution of disaster support could cause confusion to the quarantine network, and in response to the criticism of the Democratic Party’s Supreme Commissioner Kim Jong-min, “The citizens think that if they provide universal support, they will be rushed to use the money. “It’s too ignoring the level of consciousness.” On the 15th, he pointed out, “Now, various local governments such as Ulsan Metropolitan City, Suncheon, Jeollanam-do, and various districts in Busan are also providing universal support.” yunhap news