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government has been paying the 4th disaster support fund since the end of last month to small business owners whose sales declined due to Corona 19.

However, some merchants are complaining that they were excluded from payment even though they are in the red.



Reporter Lee Seong-hoon covered what happened.



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In December 2019, Mr. Choi opened a franchise cafe in Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do.



Excluding labor costs and rent, there was little left, but I was eliminated from the 4th disaster support payment.



Restricted businesses such as cafes are due to the condition that sales in 2020 should decrease from the previous year.



December was the first month of business, so we couldn't make good sales, and as the year changed, we found that sales increased.



[Mr. Choi/Cafe operation: The first month at least is not the month in which normal sales are released because promotion of events and discount events is the first priority.

The person in charge also heard of it, and said that I don't understand common sense.] The



situation is the same for Moon Sung-hoon, who opened a beauty salon in Suwon at the same time.



Due to the nature of a local beauty salon that needs time to become a regular customer, there was little sales in December when it opened.



The following year, although the annual sales were only 12 million won, it was classified as a store with increased sales.



It wasn't even taken into account that the deficit had pushed rents for months.



[Moon Seong-hoon/Beauty salon operation: I think I'll get 100%, so I'm going to get a little breathless.

Since they say that they will not be able to receive it, should I worry about the monthly rent, the cost of living, and should I close the business now?

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you are not eligible for the Disaster Subsidy payment, you will not be able to receive the Disaster Subsidy from local governments as well as the discount on electricity bills.



The Ministry of SMEs and Startups said, "Even if sales have increased, if you reapply during the objection period, we will review seasonal factors and industry characteristics."



However, since the budget of 6.7 trillion won has already been confirmed, it is unclear whether it can lead to actual relief.



(Video editing: Lee Seung-yeol, VJ: Jung Min-gu)