'Decrease brokerage fees by 2.0-7.8% and increase delivery costs by up to 500 won' was concluded.

[Anchor]
A win-win plan has been reached between the delivery platform and some business groups, which have been holding marathon meetings for four months over the reduction of brokerage fees.

Baedal Minjok and Coupang Eats have finally agreed to cut the brokerage commission rate from the current 9.8% to 2.0 to 7.8% and increase delivery costs by up to 500 won.

Connect reporters. Reporter Oh In-seok.

Please tell me the details.

[Reporter]
Yes, the win-win consultative group plan, which has been drawn up for nearly four months over the reduction of brokerage fees between the delivery platform and the organization of the store, has been dramatically concluded.

Delivery platforms such as Baedal Minjok and Coupang Eats, as well as small business associations and the National Council of Merchants, held their 12th meeting at the Seoul Government Complex this afternoon and agreed on ways to cut brokerage fees.

According to the agreement, the 9.8% brokerage fee rate, which has been paid by the store company, will be reduced by 2.0 to 7.8%, regardless of the current sales volume.

The top 35% of sales will be charged a commission rate of 7.8%, the middle 45% 6.8%, and the bottom 20% will be charged a commission rate of 2%.

The delivery fee will be 500 won for the top 35%, 200 won for the middle 45%, and the bottom 2% the same as the current one.

The application period is for the next three years.

The agreement was reached when Baedal Minjok and Coupang Eats, who have disagreed over the extent of the brokerage fee rate cut, agreed.

Coupang Eats said that the proposal of Baedal Minjok, which has a lower brokerage fee than its win-win plan, meets the purpose of the win-win consultative body, and said it will implement the same win-win plan as proposed by Baedal Minjok.

Among the four business organizations, the Federation of Small Businesses and the Federation of Korean Merchants agreed to reduce the brokerage fee for the delivery platform.

On the other hand, the Food Service Industry Association and the National Council of Blinders opposed the agreement, saying that the win-win measures proposed by Baedal Minjok and Coupang Eats were not enough to ease the burden on stores.

Public interest committee members who participated in the win-win consultative group said they agreed that the win-win plan between Baedal Minjok and Coupang Eats did not meet the expectations of the store industry, but they thought it could help small business owners who have been struggling recently.

Baedal Minjok and Coupang Eats announced their plans to improve the system to implement the win-win plan so that the win-win plan proposed today can be applied and implemented early next year.

I'm YTN's Oh In-seok.