Sim Jae-cheol "Meeting with Ruling and Opposition Floor Leaders is Useless... Start with Progressive Support Measures for TK"

Shim Jae-cheol, floor leader of the United Future Party, is attending the floor strategy meeting held at the National Assembly on the 17th and delivering an opening remark. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Shim Jae-cheol, floor leader of the United Future Party, has effectively rejected the ruling party's request for a meeting of floor leaders, demanding that proactive support measures for the Daegu-Gyeongbuk (TK) region be prepared first in relation to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

On the 17th, Floor Leader Shim stated in a press release, "The ruling party should first prepare a budget appropriate for the declaration of Daegu and Gyeongbuk as special disaster areas, and then attend the meeting of floor leaders from both parties."

Earlier, Lee In-young, floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, proposed a meeting of floor leaders from both parties on the morning of the same day, urging the passage of the supplementary budget bill. However, Floor Leader Shim rejected this, saying, "Even in the National Assembly's Budget and Accounts Committee, opinions have not been reconciled, so there is no point in floor leaders from both parties meeting."

Shim said, "Although the government and ruling party have designated the Daegu-Gyeongbuk region, which is heavily affected by COVID-19, as a special disaster area, they have yet to present support measures commensurate with this designation," adding, "They should proactively prepare support plans appropriate for the declaration of Daegu and Gyeongbuk as special disaster areas before attending the meeting."

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