Onnuri Gift Certificate Refund Event to Be Held at 60 Traditional Markets in Jeonnam-Gwangju from September 16 to 20

【Financial News Jeonnam-Gwangju = Hwang Tae-jong】Ahead of this year’s Chuseok holiday, citizens who purchase domestically produced agricultural, livestock, and fishery products at 60 traditional markets in the Jeonnam-Gwangju area—24 in Gwangju and 36 in Jeonnam, including overlapping markets hosting both agricultural and livestock product and fishery product refund events—can receive up to 40,000 won in Onnuri Gift Certificate refunds.
According to Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Special City (Gwangju Metropolitan City) on September 13, an Onnuri Gift Certificate refund event will be held at 60 traditional markets for five days from September 16 to 20. The event, organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) and the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF), is intended to revitalize traditional markets and ease citizens’ grocery expenses.
Refunds are set at 10,000 won for purchases of at least 34,000 won and 20,000 won for purchases of at least 67,000 won. The per-person refund limit is 20,000 won for agricultural and livestock products and 20,000 won for fishery products. At markets holding both refund events, each person can receive up to 40,000 won. Shoppers can visit a refund booth in the market with their receipt and identification.
Oh Young-geol, head of Gwangju Metropolitan City’s Economic and Startup Bureau, said, "I hope citizens will shop economically at traditional markets ahead of Chuseok and also benefit from the Onnuri Gift Certificate refunds." He added, "We expect this event to ease the burden of shopping for citizens while contributing to increased sales at traditional markets and revitalization of the local economy."
In Gwangju, the agricultural and livestock product refund event will be held at 11 locations: △Dong-gu—Daein Market and the Namgwangju Market Association (Namgwangju Market and Namgwangju Haetteuneun Market); △Seo-gu—Hwajeong-dong Seobu Market and the Yangdong Traditional Market Association (Yangdong Market, Yangdong Seafood Market, Yangdong Dried Seafood Market, Yangdong Gyeongyeol-ro Market, Yangdong Bokgae Market, Yangdong Dakjeon-gil Market, and Yangdong Industrial Supplies Market); △Nam-gu—Mudeung Market and Bongseon Market; △Buk-gu—Malbau Market and Unam Market; and △Gwangsan-gu—Songjeong Maeil Market, Usan Maeil Market, and 1913 Songjeong Station Market.
In Jeonnam, the event will be held at 16 locations: △Gwangyang—Gwangyang Maeil Market, Gwangyang Permanent Market, Jungma Market, and Gwangyang Five-Day Market; △Mokpo—Dongbu Market, Mokpo, Mokpo Jayu Market, Jungang Food Market, and Cheongho Market; △Suncheon—Suncheon Araetjang Market; △Gangjin—Gangjin-eup Market; △Muan—Muan Traditional Market and Illo Traditional Market; △Jangheung—Jeongnamjin Jangheung Saturday Market; △Hampyeong—Hampyeong Cheonji Traditional Market; and △Haenam—Haenam Maeil Market and Haenam-eup Five-Day Market.
In Gwangju, the fishery product refund event will be held at 13 locations: △Dong-gu—Daein Market and the Namgwangju Market Association (Namgwangju Market and Namgwangju Haetteuneun Market); △Seo-gu—Hwajeong-dong Seobu Market, Seobu Agricultural and Fisheries Products Wholesale Market, and the Yangdong Traditional Market Association (Yangdong Market, Yangdong Seafood Market, Yangdong Dried Seafood Market, and Yangdong Gyeongyeol-ro Market); △Nam-gu—Mudeung Market, Bongseon Market, and Baekun Daeseong Market; △Buk-gu—Malbau Market and Unam Market; and △Gwangsan-gu—Wolgok Market, Usan Maeil Market, and the Songjeong Maeil Market Association (Songjeong Maeil Market and 1913 Songjeong Station Market).
In Jeonnam, the event will be held at 20 locations: △Gwangyang—Gwangyang Maeil Market, Gwangyang Permanent Market, Jungma Market, Okgok Five-Day Market, and Gwangyang Fisheries Products Wholesale Market; △Mokpo—Dongbu Market, Mokpo, Mokpo Jayu Market, Jungang Food Market, and Cheongho Market; △Yeosu—Yeosu Seafood Market and Yeosu Specialty Seafood Market; △Gangjin—Gangjin-eup Market; △Sinan—Jido Salted Seafood Town and Songdo Seafood Sales Center; △Jangheung—Jeongnamjin Jangheung Saturday Market; △Jindo—Jindo Permanent Market and Jindo Arirang Seafood Market; △Hampyeong—Hampyeong Cheonji Traditional Market; and △Haenam—Haenam Maeil Market and Haenam-eup Five-Day Market.

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