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In the midst of this, there was a place that was hit directly by the so-called Legoland incident that caused financial instability.
It is Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, where Legoland is located.
I have a debt that I borrowed to build an industrial complex, and I owed 2.5 times the interest.
Next is reporter Jo Ki-ho.
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This is Dongchuncheon Industrial Complex in Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, close to Legoland.
Chuncheon City borrowed 54.5 billion won while developing this complex in 2010, of which 16.2 billion won has not yet been repaid.
However, a week after Gangwon-do declared that it would not be able to pay off the Legoland debt, the creditors said that they had to raise the interest rate because there was a problem with the trustworthiness.
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[Chuncheon City Hall official: On October 7th, there was a talk about not being able to extend (repayment) because interest rates or bonds were unstable.
If it was extended, there was a condition that the interest rate would be raised to a certain extent and repayment would be made to some extent.]
The original interest rate was 5.69%, but the creditors demanded 18%, which is more than tripled.
At the end of the negotiations, an agreement was reached at 13%, but the city of Chuncheon had to pay an additional 300 million won in interest alone.
Opposition city councilors urged Governor Kim Jin-tae to resolve the situation.
[Kim Ji-sook / Chuncheon City Council Democratic Party Leader: I think the governor should take responsibility for the part where interest rates have risen in a word.
Whether you provide interest rate support or go to the government to get a budget...
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The companies that participated in the road and landscaping work around Legoland did not receive 13.5 billion won in construction money, so they went out on the streets.
[Kim Si-hwan / Executive Vice President of Construction Company Participating in Legoland Construction: If you do not receive that money, you can think that we are in a situation where not only our company but also the companies below can go bankrupt.
] He left for Vietnam to attend, but he is expected to return to his country on the 28th and reveal his position again.
(Video editing: Jeong Seong-hoon, CG: Jeon Yu-geun)