<Anchor> As the



distance is prolonged, the government has introduced additional support measures for the self-employed who cannot do business at will in the new year. It is a method of paying 5 million won each before the Lunar New Year holiday first, and then settle it later. There are also voices of dissatisfaction with this, saying that the amount is not enough, but it is also given and taken away.



Reporter Bae Jun-woo covered it.



<Reporter> The



government has come up with a loss compensation plan in the form of 'advance payment and post-settlement'.



The target is 547,000 small business owners, and 5 million won in loss compensation will be provided for the fourth quarter of this year and the first quarter of next year.



The goal is to receive applications from mid-January and complete the payment of compensation before the Lunar New Year holiday in February.



It is possible to receive it in conjunction with the 1 million won quarantine subsidy that is being paid to 3.2 million people.



[Kim Bu-gyeom/Prime Minister: Listen carefully to the opinions of experts and the voices of small business owners and self-employed people, etc. .] Since the



so-called 'With Corona' was enforced in November, the business restriction period was not long in the fourth quarter, so the number of support recipients decreased by about 300,000 from the 800,000 in the third quarter.



The problem is 'post-settlement'.



If the loss is less than 5 million won and you have to pay back part of it, the government is planning to switch to a loan with a low interest rate of 1%.



[Yoo Deok-hyeon/Restaurant Management: In the end, it's just fun to play with small business owners.

This cannot be.

It can be considered an anomalous loan.]



There are still voices that the compensation amount is insufficient at a time when the business of the year-end and New Years is practically closed.



[Restaurant operation: (sales due to social distancing) is 1/3 different.

Right now, I earn only about 100,000 won (a day) and close by accepting almost one or two tables.]



Small business groups claim 100% compensation for losses and ease the business hours and number of people restrictions, and take group actions such as group closures early next month. We are preparing until



(Video coverage: Park Hyun-cheol, video editing: Jeong Seong-hoon)