Seoul Metropolitan Government is issuing’Prepaid Gift Certificates’ worth 100 billion won for small business owners who have suffered damage from social distancing, while local governments in the metropolitan area have issued an executive order to ban private gatherings with more than 5 people on the 23rd. The intention is to increase sales of small businesses by allowing consumers to purchase gift certificates and make a’prepayment’ at retail stores, and use them after the end of the administrative order and ease of social distancing.
According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government on the 23rd, the city decided to issue a’prepaid gift certificate’ with an amount of 100 billion won, which can benefit from more than 20% of the purchase amount. Once a consumer purchases a gift certificate worth a minimum of 100,000 won to a maximum of 300,000 won, Seoul City will provide an additional 10% benefit. When using afterwards, an additional benefit of 10% or more is granted by participating companies with prepayment. For example, if a consumer purchases a prepaid gift certificate of 100,000 won, a premium of 10,000 won is issued and a gift certificate with a face value of 110,000 won is issued. Participating companies are structured to provide 120,000 won worth of service with 10,000 won added.
Prepaid Gift Certificates are 15 payment apps that sell Seoul Love Gift Certificates (BF Zero Pay, Check Pay, Money Tree, Fint, Payco, PINK, T-money Pay, Seulbaesaeng, 010 Zero Pay, Allone Bank, 2You Bank). , Somebank, etc.) up to 300,000 won per person can be purchased. Only companies that will participate in prepaid vouchers among the businesses restricted to group and business such as singing practice centers, indoor sports facilities, restaurants and cafes, bathing shops, PC cafes, beauty and beauty businesses, reading rooms and study cafes, which were directly hit by the 2.5 steps of social distancing. Can be used. Companies wishing to participate must apply for Zero Pay membership and prepayment participating businesses online through the Korea Easy Payment Promotion Agency. For Zero Pay affiliated stores, you only need to apply for prepayment participation.
In order to revitalize the use of prepaid gift certificates and expand participating companies, the Seoul Metropolitan Government will first promote the members of the affected industries, such as ▲Korea Food Service Federation ▲Korea Confectionery Association ▲Seoul City Singing Practice Association ▲Korea Internet PC Culture Association ▲Korea Beauty Association ▲Lee Beauty Federation I plan to carry out activities.
In addition, the Seoul Metropolitan Government invested 800 billion won to support corona19 victims, such as small businessmen suffering from collective bans and business restrictions, and financed loans at an interest rate of 0.5%, guarantee ratio 100%, and 0.56% annually within 30 million won without limit examination. Support. The goal is to start the consultation on the 28th of this month and immediately execute the loan on the 4th of next year, the first business day after the start of the new year.
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