At a press conference on compensation for operating losses of the Federation of Small Businessmen held in front of the Yeouido National Assembly on the 2nd, small businessmen gathered at the edge of the cliff complaining of difficulties. Photo provided = Small performance“Last year’s sales decreased by 80% compared to the previous year, and I owed 30 million won per month, and I have endured. The credit rating, which used to be the 1st grade, is now 6th grade and now it does not lend.”
Hee-young Heo, who runs a cafe in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do, made an appeal in front of the Yeouido National Assembly on the 2nd. CEO Huh said, “It was so hard that I even wrote a will last year,” and said, “If you can’t pay the employee’s salary and get a red label, you won’t live anymore.” He added, “If the president doesn’t hear this, it’s President Moon Jae-in who killed me,” he added. “I want to sleep and eat some food too.”
The Federation of Small Businessmen held a’Press Conference on Compensation for Business Loss’ in front of the National Assembly on this day and urged the government and the National Assembly to make five requirements for compensation for small businessmen who suffered damage from Corona 19. In addition, the Sogong-yeon announced its intention to form a’Small Businessmen Countermeasure Committee for Corona Damage’, to collect opinions from the small business industry, and to express opinions to the government, the National Assembly, and the Life Defense Committee of the script.
At the press conference, Kim Im-yong, chairman of the Association of Small Businessmen, Oh Se-hee, Chairman of Korea Makeup & Beauty Association, Jung Kyung-jae, Chairman of Korea Accommodation Center, Choi Yoon-sik, Chairman of the Korea Internet Contents Service Cooperative, as well as Woori Travel Industry Cooperative, Coin Karaoke Association, Korea Billiard Hall Association, and cafe representative. Representatives from organizations from affected industries attended.
At a press conference, Kim Im-yong, acting chairman of the Federation of Small Businessmen, said, “With the extension of social distancing, the expectations that small business owners and self-employed people have once again turned into despair.” The small business owners who have been fighting quarantine now strictly urge for special measures to compensate for the business loss of small business owners.”
Jung In-seok, executive director of the Korea Billiards Association, introduced the case of a small business owner who was actually damaged by the Corona 19 incident. “Billiards and sports facilities are limited in business until 9:00 pm, so they are rarely receiving customers.” We have to guarantee the business hours that we can maintain.”
Kwon Byeong-gwan, chairman of the Woori Travel Industry Cooperative Association, said, “Small and medium-sized travel agencies have had almost zero sales last year,” and said, “It is necessary to arrange a support fund to withstand the normalization of the travel industry, an unsecured credit loan for the travel industry, and at least arrange a public job to maintain a livelihood.” .
Choi Yun-sik, chairman of the Small Business Owners’ Federation of Small Businessmen’ Association, Chairman of the Korea Internet Contents Service Cooperative, said, “There is no time to consider retroactive, fluoridated, reduced sales, and sales profits over the operating loss guarantee system that may be legislated at any time. “He said, “Small business and self-employed people need large-scale support to survive the cliff of survival with bold and determined interest-free loans that they can experience.”
On the other hand, on the same day, Sogong-yeon addressed requirements such as △Compensation for operating losses for small businessmen in corona damage △Retroactive application of compensation for operating losses △Compensation for losses based on sales loss △Tax reduction, interest-free loans, intensive rental support measures △Issuance of an emergency financial order by the President Announced.
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