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Controversy continues over the national disaster relief fund and credit card cashback, which are the core of the second supplementary budget. In particular, critics continue to criticize that credit card cashback will have a limited effect as it strictly limits where it can be used with the aim of revitalizing alleyways.



Reporter Jeong Da-eun.



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you spend 3% or more of your average card usage in the second quarter from August, 10% of the excess amount will be refunded in the form of points in the form of 100,000 won per month and up to 300,000 won for three months.



As it is for the purpose of supporting small business owners, money spent at department stores, hypermarkets, and Internet shopping malls, as well as on durable goods such as automobiles and home appliances, is excluded.



If you want to get 100,000 won back a month, you have to spend money in the alley commercial area instead of the Internet shopping malls and large marts you normally use, but there are complaints about whether it will be effective.



[Kim Seon-kyung/Office worker: The time when the traditional market ends is early. Usually around 6 o'clock, there is a wave atmosphere. Shopping is not limited to that (traditional market), so I often shop on the Internet these days.]



Even the chairman of the ruling party's policy committee pointed out the loopholes in the system, saying, "Are you saying, "Do you mean to buy 1 million won worth of soup alone at a traditional market?"



It is pointed out that it is not right to consider a plan to include large-scale supermarkets in the cash back target while excluding large-scale supermarkets.



The opinion that the target of disaster aid should be increased from 80% of the public is also gaining strength within the ruling party.



[Seo Young-seok / Democratic Party member: There is no reason to be embroiled in unnecessary equity controversy. This does not help to maximize the effect of stimulating consumption.] The



Democratic Party decided to leave the final decision to the leadership after discussing it until today (7th) the general assembly of the National Assembly.



In addition, as the self-employed are likely to lose more as the ban on gatherings and business restrictions are strengthened due to the re-spread of Corona, there are also many voices calling for the need to increase the financial resources for loss compensation, which is about 600 billion won.



(Video coverage: Kim Seung-tae, video editing: Lee Seung-yeol, VJ: Park Hyeon-woo)