Lee Jae-myung Vows to Take Measures Against Unfair Profits from Local Currency

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung has issued a warning message to those who disrupt the disaster basic income and local currency policies.

Governor Lee announced on his SNS on the 5th, "Although it's a very small number, we have received reports that some establishments overcharge by demanding additional fees under the guise of commissions when local currency is used, or asking for higher prices for goods," and "We must not ruin all efforts to overcome this crisis for the sake of a few won of private gain," he said.

He continued, "If we plant feelings of betrayal or disappointment in residents who leave comfortable department stores or large supermarkets and visit neighborhood shops for the first time in a while, they won't come back. We need to secure these customers as regular patrons this time for the neighborhood shops to survive. Local currency and basic income are new economic policies that break through the limitations of globalization and monopoly, and a new welfare policy that guarantees humane living, and they must not fail. We cannot leave stores that discriminate against local currency as they are," and announced measures.

The measures include guiding local currency affiliated merchants, and if specific cases are confirmed, restricting their affiliation qualification so they can no longer receive local currency payments. Additionally, charging extra when using local currency compared to cash payments could involve tax evasion, so local income tax investigations will be conducted.

Finally, Governor Lee urged, "If you have any good suggestions for the settlement of basic income and local currency, please advise us, and please be sure to report cases of local currency overcharging (via SNS messages or by calling 031-120)."