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브레이크뉴스 문홍철 기자= 정부가 올 추석을 앞두고 소상공인과 중소기업의 명절자금을 역대 최대로 공급하고, 명절 기간 고속도로 통행료 등을 면제한다.
구윤철 부총리 겸 기획재정부장관은 15일 10시 정부서울청사에서 경제관계장관회의를 주재했다. 이날 회의에는 행안부·문체부·농식품부·산업부·복지부·환경부·노동부·해수부·중기부·국조실·공정위·금융위 등 장·차관이 참석했다.
구윤철 부총리는 어렵게 되살린 경기 회복 흐름이 국민들이 체감하는 민생 회복으로 이어질 수 있도록 ‘추석 민생안정대책’을 마련했다고 밝혔다.
먼저, 추석 물가 안정을 위해 가용수단을 총동원한다. 성수품을 역대 최대 17만2000톤 공급하고, 900억원 규모의 정부지원을 통해 최대 50%까지 할인할 계획이다.
특히, 수요가 많은 사과와 배, 한우 등 선물세트도 최대 50%까지 할인 판매하고, 냉동딸기 등 식품원료 6종은 할당관세를 추가 적용한다.
아울러 소상공인·중소기업에 명절자금(대출·보증)을 역대 최대규모인 43조2000억원 공급하고, 대출·보증 61조원의 만기를 1년 연장한다.
외식 소상공인을 위해 10월 1일부터 공공배달앱의 할인혜택을 확대하고, 음식점업 외국인 근로자 고용허가 요건 완화도 검토할 계획이다.
부가가치세·관세 환급금과, 공공조달·하도급 대금, 근로·자녀장려금 등 각종 지원금을 추석 전 조기 지급하고, ‘체불청산 지원융자’ 금리도 10월 14일까지 한시적으로 0.5%~1%p 인하한다.
취약계층에 대한 지원도 확대한다. 서민 생활비 부담 경감을 위해 취약계층에 정부 양곡을 10kg당 8000원에 할인 공급하는 한편, 재난적 의료비 지원규모도 600억원 확대한다.
에너지바우처 지원 대상도 올해 12월부터 다자녀가구까지 넓힐 계획이다. 장애인의 지속적, 안정적인 근로를 위해 근로지원인을 400명 늘리고, 중증장애인의 출퇴근 비용지원도 1만5000명까지 확대한다.
지방 중심 내수 활성화 노력에도 박차를 가한다. 2차 민생회복 소비쿠폰을 차질없이 지급하며, 특별재난지역 전용 숙박쿠폰 15만장을 발행하고 중소기업 근로자 휴가지원도 최대 17만명까지 확대한다.
코리아세일페스타, 동행축제, 듀티프리페스타 등 분산 개최되던 소비행사를 통합해 10월 29일부터 11월 9일까지 ‘대규모 합동 할인축제’를 개최한다.
APEC을 계기로 K-POP 스타들이 참여하는 대규모 문화행사를 개최하고, MICE 참가자 입국 우대심사 기준을 300명으로 완화하는 등 방한관광객도 적극 유치할 계획이다. 재정 이·불용 최소화, 공공기관 투자 확대 등을 통해 연말까지 7조원 수준의 재정을 추가 집행, 내수 회복을 뒷받침한다.
또한, 10월 4일부터 7일까지 4일간 고속도로 통행료를 면제하며, 인구감소지역 철도 여행상품 50% 할인, 국내선 공항(다자녀·장애인 가구)·여객선 터미널 주차장 이용료도 면제된다.
연휴 기간 국가유산(궁·능·유적기관, 10월 3일~9일)과 미술관 (10월 5일~8일), 국립자연휴양림(10월 6일~8일)도 무료로 개방한다.
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The government announced measures to stabilize people's livelihoods during the Chuseok holiday, including providing 43 trillion won in holiday funds and exempting highway tolls.
Ahead of Chuseok, the government will provide record-breaking holiday funds to small businesses and SMEs and exempt highway tolls during the holiday period.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Koo Yoon-chul presided over a meeting of economic ministers at the Government Complex Seoul at 10:00 AM on the 15th. Ministers and vice ministers from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Labor, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, the National Intelligence Service, the Fair Trade Commission, and the Financial Services Commission attended the meeting.
Deputy Prime Minister Koo Yoon-chul announced that he has developed "Chuseok Livelihood Stabilization Measures" to ensure that the hard-won economic recovery translates into a tangible improvement in the people's livelihoods.
First, all available resources will be mobilized to stabilize Chuseok prices. A record-breaking 172,000 tons of seasonal produce will be supplied, and discounts of up to 50% will be offered through government support worth 90 billion won.
In particular, gift sets of high-demand items like apples, pears, and Korean beef will be offered at discounts of up to 50%, and six food ingredients, including frozen strawberries, will be subject to additional tariff quotas.
Furthermore, a record-breaking 43.2 trillion won in holiday funds (loans and guarantees) will be provided to small business owners and SMEs, and the maturities of 61 trillion won in loans and guarantees will be extended by one year.
For small business owners and restaurants, discounts on public delivery apps will be expanded starting October 1, and the government plans to consider easing requirements for hiring foreign workers in the food service industry.
Various subsidies, including value-added tax and customs refunds, public procurement and subcontracting payments, and work and child support grants, will be paid early before Chuseok. The interest rate on the "Payment Settlement Support Loan" will also be temporarily reduced by 0.5% to 1 percentage point until October 14.
Support for vulnerable groups will also be expanded. To alleviate the burden of living expenses for the working class, government grains will be provided at a discounted price of 8,000 won per 10kg to vulnerable households, while catastrophic medical expense support will be expanded by 60 billion won.
Energy voucher eligibility will also be expanded to include households with multiple children starting in December of this year. To ensure the continued and stable employment of people with disabilities, the number of job support workers will be increased by 400, and commuting expense support for people with severe disabilities will be expanded to 15,000.
Efforts to revitalize domestic demand, focusing on local areas, will also be accelerated. The second round of consumer coupons for recovery from the pandemic will be distributed without delay, 150,000 accommodation coupons will be issued for special disaster areas, and vacation support for small and medium-sized business employees will be expanded to up to 170,000.
Consumption events previously held separately, such as the Korea Sale Festa, Donghaeng Festival, and Duty Free Festa, will be integrated into a "large-scale joint discount festival" from October 29 to November 9.
Taking advantage of APEC, the government plans to host large-scale cultural events featuring K-pop stars and actively attract inbound tourists by relaxing the entry screening criteria for MICE participants to 300 participants. By minimizing fiscal waste and wasteful spending and expanding investment in public institutions, the government will implement an additional budget of approximately KRW 7 trillion by the end of the year to support the recovery of domestic demand.
Furthermore, highway tolls will be exempted for four days from October 4th to 7th, along with a 50% discount on rail travel packages in declining population areas. Domestic airport parking fees (for families with multiple children and those with disabilities) and passenger ship terminal parking fees will also be waived.
During the holiday, admission to national heritage sites (palaces, tombs, and historic sites, October 3rd to 9th), art museums (October 5th to 8th), and national recreation forests (October 6th to 8th) will also be free.
