Announced the findings [Korea financial newspapers around the lower cervical News] The Credit Finance Association 500 small merchants destination fees related Survey.
Credit Finance Association, said that the results appeared on the 18th commissioned the Gallup Korea conducted a targeted survey of 500 small merchants, small merchants 57.2% are experiencing the most difficult recession.
, Followed by "rent" 15.8%, "the business environment changes, 10.6%, taxes and utility bills, this was followed by a 4.2 percent rate in response to the" merchant fee "was sixth with 2.6 percent.
In particular, small merchants were said to answer a credit card to help increase sales.
If the credit card merchant to the question of how to help sales, "helps" is 67.2%, 'Normal' and 24.2% 'will not help' was the response to 8.6%.
US credit card for the concerns of when the merchant 'business operations due to a decline in sales difficulties, the response rate was recorded more than a 54% majority.
Payment by means of a small portion of the merchant's card 73.5% Cash 26.3% Others (including vouchers) survey to 0.2%
Was cited Cash as a payment method that 94.2% of small merchants are most preferred, for reasons to select the cash is 63.3% answered that the income tax exposure and relieve the burden. "
The actual merchant's commission were often known as being 0.8% and 1.7%.
The total of 500 merchant 327 (65.4 percent) had responded that "do not know", only 173 (34.6%) replied that 'knows'.
"Know it" responded and merchants (173), if one knows the exact merchant fee rate (0.8 percent) were 16, 484 (96.8%) of survey that does not know exactly what that commission.
After a review of small merchants who are aware of the merchant fee rate wrong and then correct guiding (157) subject to the credit card merchant fee rate (0.8%), satisfaction results, the percentage response as fair more than 35.7% than before to 43.3% (68) p (56 pieces) showed an increase.
Respondents were all (500) subject to the result, the rate response as appropriate over credit card merchant fee rate after a review of instructions satisfaction was 51%.
The association plans to review the measures that can be actively guided for small merchants storekeeper correct credit card merchant credit card sales commissions and tax credit benefits on the basis of the survey results.
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