재난지원금 담은 지역사랑상품권...지역경제 살리기<br /><br />As our Choi Jeong-yoon reported, you can receive your disaster relief in various forms including reward points in your credit cards, gift vouchers and certificates.<br />You should choose wisely based on your spending pattern... or even decide to donate for those in need.<br />Our Eum Ji-young explains.<br />Jeong Ji-yeong is a regular at this florist near her workplace and she's been using a special digital gift voucher that she purchased online.<br />"Because of the COVID-19 outbreak, coupons provide more discounts and I feel like using these could help small businesses in the district."<br />Not only does it benefit the customer by giving discounts, but the use of these vouchers have been helping businesses as well.<br />"More and more people are paying with local coupons after the outbreak and unlike card payments, there's no commission charge."<br />The South Korean government has decided to hand out emergency disaster relief to those who are eligible... in the form of cash, prepaid cards or regional gift certificates.<br />It differs by districts but customers and businesses echo in one voice that gift certificates with limited use at shops at certain localities are more beneficial.<br />"Those who choose to receive the funds in the form of local coupons can get about 10 percent more money than with prepaid cards."<br />"To boost the regional economy and help others who are more in need, many people are donating the emergency disaster funds that they received from the government."<br />"I decided to donate because I thought I was in a better position than those who were hit harder by the outbreak...including people closing down their businesses."<br />People can express their will to donate while filling out the online application or donate in person at community centers.<br />Donations will be made automatically for those who do not apply within three months after the application has been opened.<br />And those who give their share back can receive 15-percent of tax credits on their donations during their year-end tax adjustments.<br />Eum Ji-young Arirang News.<br />
