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충남 서천군이 지난 22일 화재 피해가 발생한 서천특화시장의 복구를 위해 특별교부세, 특별조정교부금을 확보하고 긴급 추가경정예산 편성을 통해 재정적 지원에 나선다.

서천군은 먼저, 피해상인의 긴급 생계안정을 위한 충남도 재해구호기금과 소상공인 생활안정지원금 14억 3천만원을 투입하여 점포당 500만원(소상공인 생활안정지원금 300만원, 재해위로금 200만원)을 설 명절 전에 지급한다고 26일 밝혔다.

또한, 확보된 충남도 예비비 20억원, 군비 50억원 등 70억원은 신속한 임시 상설시장 조성을 위해 투입할 계획이다.

서천특화시장의 신축공사와 관련, 2025년도까지 약 400억원이 소요될 것으로 전망한 가운데 특별교부세 20억원과 충남도에서 확보한 특별조정교부금 10억원을 우선 긴급편성해 상인과 소비자가 모두 만족할 수 있는 첨단화된 특화시장 건축을 이른 시기에 완공할 계획이다.

특히, 군은 행정안전부에도 시장 재건축을 위한 특별교부세를 추가 건의한 상황이며, 행안부에서도 점포 227개가 전소된 충남 서천군 서천특화시장의 복구를 위해 특별교부세 지원을 검토하겠다고 밝힌 바 있다.

김기웅 군수는 “화재 피해로 삶의 터전을 잃은 시장 상인들을 위해 적극적인 재정 투입을 통해 긴급생계 대책 마련 및 피해복구에 주력하고, 서천특화시장의 신축을 통한 서천특화시장 정상화를 위하여 총력을 다하겠다”고 밝혔다.

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Seocheon-gun, rapid restoration of Seocheon Special Market with supplementary budget

Seocheon-gun, South Chungcheong Province, secured special grant taxes and special adjustment grants for the recovery of Seocheon Specialty Market, which suffered fire damage on the 22nd, and is providing financial support through the preparation of an emergency supplementary budget.

Seocheon-gun first invested 1.43 billion won in the South Chungcheong Province Disaster Relief Fund and small business stabilization support fund to stabilize the emergency livelihood of affected merchants, and paid out 5 million won per store (3 million won in livelihood stabilization support for small business owners and 2 million won in disaster consolation money) before the Lunar New Year holiday. It was announced on the 26th that it would do so.

In addition, 7 billion won, including 2 billion won in reserve funds from South Chungcheong Province and 5 billion won in military expenses, is planned to be invested to quickly create a temporary permanent market.

In relation to the new construction of Seocheon Special Market, it is expected that approximately 40 billion won will be required by 2025, and 2 billion won of special grant tax and 1 billion won of special adjustment grant secured from South Chungcheong Province will be urgently allocated to create a state-of-the-art facility that can satisfy both merchants and consumers. We plan to complete the construction of the specialized market at an early date.

In particular, the county has proposed an additional special grant tax to the Ministry of Public Administration and Security for market reconstruction, and the Ministry of Public Administration and Security has also announced that it will consider supporting a special grant tax to restore the Seocheon Special Market in Seocheon-gun, South Chungcheong Province, where 227 stores were burned down.

County Governor Kim Ki-woong said, “We will focus on emergency livelihood measures and damage recovery through active financial investment for market merchants who lost their homes due to fire damage, and will do our best to normalize the Seocheon Special Market through the new construction of the Seocheon Special Market.” revealed.