Hong Nam-ki, deputy prime minister of the economy and the Minister of Strategy and Finance, is wearing glasses at the 5th plenary session of the 384th National Assembly (temporary assembly) held at the Yeouido National Assembly in Seoul on the afternoon of the 5th. On this day, inquiries were poured out toward Deputy Prime Minister Hong, emphasizing the expansion of finances, but he maintained the existing position of “I hope the fiscal authorities will understand the perspective of fiscal soundness.” News 1
– Amid disagreements between party governments over the 4th disaster subsidy payment method, Democratic Party lawmakers constantly poured out criticism against Hong Nam-ki, Deputy Prime Minister of Economy and Minister of Strategy and Finance. It was again demanding an active fiscal policy toward Deputy Prime Minister Hong, who opposes “it is difficult to accept” against the plan to pay the 4th disaster subsidy “universal and selective two-track” proposed by Party leader Lee Nak-yeon.
“Convince yourself that only the judgment of the Ministry of Records is correct”
– Kim Tae-nyeon, who had a strong clash with Deputy Prime Minister Hong at a closed party/political meeting on the 1st, said at the Democratic Party’s Supreme Council meeting on the morning of that day, “In order to overcome the new coronavirus infectious disease (Corona 19) crisis, government fiscal policy must be top priority.” And re-emphasized the need for an expanded fiscal policy. Next, in the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) ranking of additional financial expenditures by country for responding to Corona 19 announced on the 1st, Korea was the 15th out of the 20 major countries. Can’t. It requires a change of thinking and a bold decision.”
Chief Commissioner Kim Jong-min and Yang Hyang-ja went one step further and aimed directly at Deputy Prime Minister Hong. “It is the government’s job to organize the budget, but it is the National Assembly’s job to determine,” said Supreme Commissioner Kim. “The attitude that only the judgment of the Ministry of Finance is correct is a departure from the constitutional principle of budget decision.”
Chief Commissioner Yang Hyang-ja also said, “We guarantee disagreements between the parties, but the method should be sophisticated and political. It is neither sophisticated nor political for the head of the economy of the Republic of Korea to disregard the party meeting and openly express opinions on social media.”
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Hong Nam-ki, deputy prime minister of the economy and the Minister of Strategy and Finance, attended a plenary session of the Seoul Yeouido National Assembly on the 5th to answer questions from the Democratic Party’s Rep. Seo Sam-seok. Newsis
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‘Pressure for Hong Namgi’ in the government question
– Even in the economic questionnaire held in the afternoon, the ruling party lawmakers’ offensive toward Hong continued. Rep. Seo Sam-seok, the first member of the ruling party to question, criticized that the government’s compensation for Corona 19 damage is concentrated on small business owners and self-employed people, and that support for agriculture, livestock, and fisheries is relatively negligible. Rep. Seo said to Deputy Prime Minister Hong, “While there are more than 6 million small business owners and self-employed people, there are 2.5 million people in agriculture, livestock, and fishermen. Why didn’t we give them the subsidies?”Keep the barns for those in need”He raised his voice.
Democratic Party member Kim Byeong-wook told Deputy Prime Minister Hong, “I hope that it will become a forward-looking journal that considers’the people’s barn’ as well as the’national barn’.Rep. Lee Byung-hoon also said, “I understand the responsibility and belief that financial soundness is inevitable, but now we are at a war with the Corona.” He said that the Democratic Party’s cooperative benefit-sharing system and the social solidarity fund Asked. In this process, Congressman Lee said, “Is it the 29th administrative exam? It was the 24th episode,” he said.
Responding to this pressure, Deputy Prime Minister Hong replied, “Finance will play an active role as far as the government can do” and “I will find what the government can do to relieve the difficulties of self-employed and small business owners.”However, I ask you to understand the position that you cannot but look at the issues of state debt and fiscal soundness from the standpoint of finance.I said. It agrees that the active role of the fiscal authority is important, but it has reiterated the previous position that money should be carefully released in consideration of the financial situation.
Countermeasures for housing supply and workshops related to the suspicion of’North cone’
– Meanwhile, in the question of the government on that day, inquiries about hot issues in addition to fiscal policies such as housing supply measures and the suspicion of “promotion of North Korean nuclear power plant construction” were poured out. Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Byun Chang-heum said, “It is different for each type of occupancy, but the short ones will be able to move in within two to three years, and the long ones will be able to move in within five years. I see.”
It was revealed that the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy recently released the document’Plan to Promote Nuclear Power Plant Construction in North Korea’ that the Ministry of Industry secured the second version (v1.2) in addition to the first version (v1.1). Minister of Industry Sung Yun-mo asked, “Do you have a document written on May 15, 2018 with the same title as the document released on the last 1?” “I further confirmed that there is a second version in the storage and storage space.” Minister Seong also dismissed some suspicions that the document was reported to the Blue House, saying, “(The document) did not go outside.”
On that day, Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun said in the prosecution’s request for an arrest warrant against the former Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Baek Woon-gyu, “It is curious how it is subject to judicial judgment.” Prime Minister Jung argued, “The issue of Wolseong Unit 1 was the pledge of President Moon Jae-in,” and “Economic evaluation may vary depending on the cost of raw materials and labor, and how much electricity costs at that time.”
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