[Economy 365]



Starting today (6th), the second quarantine subsidy will start for 2.48 million small businesses.



2.45 million people who are eligible for Support Fund Plus and Hope Recovery Fund support, which are recognized as having decreased sales, and 28,000 operators of multiple one-man businesses excluded from the first payment, will receive a subsidy of 1 million won.



The recipients of the payment also included 140,000 hairdressers, 40,000 lodging businesses, and 10,000 travel businesses, which were indirectly affected by the strengthening of quarantine measures.



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As part of the New Year's Stabilization Measures, for one month from the day after tomorrow, the value of the gift of the anti-graft law for livestock and fishery products will be doubled from 100,000 won to 200,000 won.



Deputy Prime Minister of Economy Hong Nam-ki decided to raise the limit on purchasing Onnuri gift certificates to 700,000 won and mobile to 1 million won to revitalize the local economy, and to increase the limit of coupons for 20-30% discount on livestock and fishery products from 10,000 won to 20,000 won. I did.



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It was found that last year, agricultural and fishery food exports exceeded $10 billion for the first time ever.



Our money was 11.9 trillion won, an increase of 15.1% from 2020.



According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the sales of grapes and strawberries, which were designated as star items by the government and supported by product development, localization, and promotion, increased by 24.1% and by 20%, while rice-processed foods increased by 18.1% and ginseng increased by 16.3%.



Among aquatic products, seaweed exports increased by 15.4%, and countries such as Portugal, Cyprus and Bhutan, which did not import Korean laver, started importing laver thanks to the Korean wave.



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It was found that imported car brands ranked third in sales for the first time in the domestic automobile market last year.



According to the Import Car Association and the industry, Hyundai Motor sold 766,000 units and Kia Motors 535,000 units last year, ranking first and second in the industry, and Mercedes-Benz ranked third with 76,000 units sold. .



Sales of other automakers such as Renault 61,000 units, Ssangyong Motor 56,000 units and GM Korea 54,000 units were somewhat sluggish.