"It seemed to be getting better..." The effect of the consumption coupon lasting over a month 'fades'

[Financial News] "(Sales) seemed to be getting better, but then they suddenly dropped."
The government has been issuing livelihood recovery consumption coupons for over a month, and there are claims among self-employed people that the effect of the consumption coupons is rapidly diminishing. As a result, there are already voices expecting the issuance of the second consumption coupon.
According to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety on the 24th, as of the 13th, the number of first-time applicants for the livelihood recovery consumption coupon was 48.93 million. This figure corresponds to 96.7% of the total population eligible for payment (50.607067 million people). Although the deadline for the first application, which started on the 21st of last month, is September 12th, most applications and payments have been completed in less than a month. The total payment amount was 8.8619 trillion won.
After the majority of the population received the consumption coupons and actively used them for about a month, there are claims among self-employed people that the effect of the consumption coupons is not the same as before.
A self-employed person A, active in the Naver self-employed community 'Because I'm Sick, I'm the Boss', said, "Until last week (August 10-16), I was insanely busy, but from this week (August 17-23), it has become quiet," and "This week, sales have dropped even more than before the consumption coupons were issued."
Self-employed person B said, "After the consumption coupons started being issued, sales surged until last week, but this week they have hit rock bottom." Self-employed person C also said, "Due to the livelihood support fund, I recorded 4.5 million won in sales on weekdays, but now it's at the level of 2 to 2.5 million won," and "Right after the livelihood support fund was distributed, it was really crazy, but now it's become normal."
There is also a claim that the effect of the consumption coupons is falling even faster as the vacation and holiday season is effectively over. Self-employed person D said, "Now that the vacation is over and even the holidays are over, it seems the effect of the consumption coupons is also over."
There was also a self-employed person who already expressed expectations for the second issuance of the consumption coupons. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced the second issuance of the consumption coupons from September 22nd to October 31st. It is expected that 100,000 won will be given to 90% of the population, excluding the top 10% of income earners.
Self-employed person E said, "They say another 100,000 won will be issued, so I have to keep fighting until then."

butter@fnnews.com Kang Kyung-rae Reporter