Uiwang City Opens Additional Applications for COVID-19 Damaged Store Reopening Support

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Uiwang City announced on the 13th that it will accept additional applications for its support project for reopening costs of small business stores damaged by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The COVID-19 damaged store reopening cost support project targets small business owners in the city who had an average annual sales of 200 million won or less last year, suspended operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and experienced a decrease of 70% or more in total sales in at least one month between February and April this year based on January sales.

The store must be registered as a business in Uiwang City as of December 31 last year and currently operating. Unregistered business operators, non-profit business operators, and businesses in industries excluded from small business policy financing support (entertainment, gambling, and speculative industries) are excluded.

Selected stores will receive support of up to 1 million won. Due to the nature of the reopening support project, rather than providing a fixed amount, payment will be made for expenditures verified by tax invoices, card sales receipts, etc. during the applicable period, within the limit.

Supported items include materials, consumables, and supplies purchased for store reopening between February and May, promotional marketing expenses, utilities and management fees, and cleaning and disinfection costs. Building rental fees and employee salaries are not included in the support items.

The application period is from the 13th to the 17th of this month, and detailed information can be found in the city website's Notices and Announcements section under 'Notice of Additional Application for COVID-19 Damaged Small Business Store Reopening Support Project.'

Uiwang City Mayor Kim Sang-don said, "We decided to provide additional support to ensure that stores damaged by COVID-19 are not overlooked in our assistance," adding "We hope that this support will help alleviate the difficulties faced by small business owners to some extent."