As a follow-up to the first provincial emergency relief fund, the provincial office has made the decision to offer relief funds to every resident of the island. The suggested amount is 100,000 won per person.
However, the new budget for the plan still seems to be unclear.
Mike Laidman reports.

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The first round of emergency relief funds was paid out to the 170,000 Jeju households that earn below the median income.
Now, with the second round, the province is planning to have every islander benefit.



Regarding the 2nd emergency relief funds, governor Won Heeryong announced a special order that would bring the emergency money to every resident in Jeju.
The decision has been made with a second wave of COVID-19 in mind, meaning the economic recession could drag out longer.
The plan to divide the money equally was also bolstered by the fact that the province received thousands of objections when the first round of benefits only went to a specific group.



A benefit of 100,000 won per person is likely how things will proceed this time around, instead of a single payment per household.



69.5 billion won is needed to cover Jeju’s 695,000 residents.
46.8 billion won in supplementary budget has already been secured, meaning another 22 billion won is now needed.

Moving forward, restructuring the provincial budget is needed to scrape up the additional funds.


Subsidies for private organizations and budgets for cultural and arts events have already been largely cut. Now, another budget cut could cause conflict with the provincial council.


The provincial council has suggested using the 15 billion won in remaining funds from the first round of emergency relief, but has met with opposition from the provincial office.

Mike Laidman, KCTV