The Living Ocean and Coast Geomun-do, Yeosu-si The Location of EXPO 2012 YEOSU KOREA jeollanam-do the Land of Green

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Incentives

Subsidies

Description Support target Support limit Details of support
Foreign invested enterprise Enterprise foreign investment percentage is over 30% 50% of investment amount Subsidies for location, facilities, employment, education and training
Enterprises relocating from the Seoul metropolitan area Enterprises which had been established for 3 years or more in the Seoul metropolitan area and have 30 employees or more 10 billion KRW Subsidies for location, facilities, employment, education and training
Employment subsidy for local enterprises Manufacturing businesses within the province that have been established for at least 3 years and are planning to increase employment with new investment 100 persons Maximum 7.2 million KRW per person (600,000 KRW x 12 months)
Subsidy for investment for business foundation Enterprise established between 2007 and 2009, with facility investment of 500 million KRW or more, or new employees of 5 persons or more 1.5 billion KRW 15% of costs of buildings and facilities, Invest Jeollanam-do
Investment enterprises within the province Enterprise with investment of 2 billion KRW or more or new employees of 20 persons or more 5 billion KRW Subsidies for location, facilities, employment, education and training
Support for basic facilities: support for installation of roads, and gas and water facilities

Reduction and exemption of taxes

Description Corporate
taxes
Income
taxes
Acquisition taxes,
registration taxes
Property Tax
Foreign invested enterprise Exemption for 5 years, thereafter 50% for 2 years Exemption for 15 years 100% exemption for 5 years, thereafter 50% exemption for 2 years (extendable for 15 more years according to provisions to be determined in municipal and county ordinances)
Enterprises relocating from the Seoul metropolitan area Exemption for 5 years, thereafter 50% for 2 years Exempted 100% exemption for 5 years, thereafter 50% for 2 years
Small or medium size start-up venture 50% exemption for 4 years Exemption for 2 years 50% exemption for 5 years

Support funds and financial support for small and medium businesses

Description Kind of fund Details of the support
Funding available from the provincial government Funding for strengthening of business foundation and competitiveness
  • Funding available from the provincial government Funding for strengthening of business foundation and competitiveness
  • Small and medium size manufacturing firms
  • Up to 1 billion KRW per firm (facility fund : operation = 8 : 2), investment inducement and transfer, up to 1.5 billion KRW for a scale-up project of target enterprises
  • Facility fund: deferment for 3 years and repayment for 5 years, operating cost: deferment for one year and repayment for 2 years
  • Annual interest rate of 5.09% (variable)
Venture Capital
  • Small and medium startup ventures, small and medium enterprises having promising technologies
  • Up to 500 million KRW per firm (facility fund : operation = 4 : 1), investment inducement and transfer, up to 700 million KRW for a scale-up project of target enterprises
  • Facility fund: deferment for 2 years and repayment for 3 years, operating cost: deferment for one year and repayment for 2 years
  • Annual interest rate of 3.0% (fixed rate)
Fund for restructuring of a small and medium size distribution business
  • Provincial small and medium size wholesale and retail businesses
  • Up to 500 million KRW per firm (facility fund : operation = 4 : 1)
  • Facility fund: deferment for 3 years and repayment for 5 years, operating cost: deferment for one year and repayment for 2 years
  • Annual interest rate of 5.09% (variable)
Cooperation loan by banks Management stabilization fund
  • Provincial small and medium manufacturing businesses, tourist hotels, accommodation firms for foreigners designated by the province, passenger car transportation firms, knowledge-based service firms, service firms related to manufacturing businesses
  • Up to 200 million KRW per firm (up to 50% on the basis of sales amount),
    - Up to 300 million KRW for especially promising firms, firms induced to invest, innovative businesses, women -owned businesses, startups, and firms employing handicapped persons
  • Repayment in lump sum after 2 year deferment
  • Bank interest rate is determined upon agreement with a bank. The interest rate of the secondary supplement fund is 2.0%.
Business foundation fund for small merchants and manufacturers
  • Ventures established for less than 2 years, startups including small manufacturing businesses and processing businesses, persons having undergone education for starting up a business at the Small Merchants and Manufacturer Support Center
  • Enterprises established for less than 5 years having undergone consulting at the Small Merchants and Manufacturer Support Center (except wine shop businesses and solar power generation companies)
  • Up to 200 million KRW per firm
    - Up to 300 million KRW for firms induced to invest and/or relocate
  • Repayment in lump sum after deferment for 2 years
  • Bank interest rate is determined upon agreement with a bank. The interest rate of the secondary supplement fund is 2.0%.