Kim Jong-in: "An Enormous Supplementary Budget Scale May Emerge... Will Cooperate If Reasonable"

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[Asia Economy Reporters Lee Ji-eun and Kim Hye-min] Kim Jong-in, Emergency Committee Chairman of the United Future Party, predicted on the 1st that "an enormously large scale" could emerge regarding the 3rd supplementary budget (supplementary budget).

After the United Future Party emergency committee meeting on the morning of the same day, Kim told reporters, "The fiscal role inevitably has to increase after the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis."

He said, "Until now, the forecasts were wrong, thinking the 1st and 2nd supplementary budgets would suffice, but now we realize the overall scale is large," adding, "If it is created based on reasonable grounds, we may have to cooperate."

During the emergency committee meeting, the direction for leading the party proactively in the future was discussed. It is known that there was a consensus among committee members on the need for 'walking together with the vulnerable.' Kim said, "Everyone agrees on (walking together with the vulnerable)," and added, "(The direction of the party platform) will be corrected going forward."

This implies that Kim, who failed to remove 'conservatism' from the party platform eight years ago, may fill the future party platform with content related to inclusion and innovation instead of conservatism. However, when asked by reporters whether this means removing the conservative color from the platform again as was done in the past, he left without giving a specific answer.

Meanwhile, regarding the ruling party's push to form the parliamentary committees, Kim said, "It is something that happens during negotiation processes," and added, "Customs cannot be ignored."

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