United Future Party "Unilateral Tax Bill Processing in the Finance, Land, and Intelligence Committees... Monopoly on Bill Submission?"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] On the 28th, as major standing committees of the National Assembly held plenary sessions simultaneously, the United Future Party protested en masse, claiming that the party was trying to unilaterally pass bills in the Administrative Safety Committee, Planning and Finance Committee, Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee, and Intelligence Committee.

The members of the United Future Party's National Assembly Administrative Safety Committee held a press conference that day, protesting, "The Democratic Party postponed the originally scheduled briefing on the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the National Police Agency under the jurisdiction of the Administrative Safety Committee, and insists on the submission of the so-called 'bad real estate law,' which is a national controversy."

They stated, "The United Future Party cannot agree to the rushed submission of the 'bad real estate law,' which has no national consensus whatsoever," and "Therefore, we clearly state that we cannot attend today's meeting inevitably."

At the plenary session of the Planning and Finance Committee held the same day, the ruling and opposition parties engaged in a tense standoff ahead of the submission of related bills such as the comprehensive real estate tax and income tax. The ruling party argued that the bills must be submitted that day to process real estate tax laws within the July extraordinary session, while the United Future Party opposed it.

In the plenary session of the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee, the ruling and opposition parties also clashed over the submission of bills. United Future Party lawmaker Kim Eun-hye criticized, "Are only the ruling party lawmakers' bills correct answers and the opposition lawmakers' bills wrong answers?" and "There are similar bills proposed by opposition lawmakers, but only the ruling party lawmakers' bills were submitted." Democratic Party lawmaker Cho Eung-cheon explained the reason for submitting only the ruling party lawmakers' bills, saying, "These are urgent matters that must be handled, such as the June 17 and July 10 measures, and the December 16 measures last year."

At the plenary session of the Intelligence Committee, only ruling party lawmakers attended while United Future Party lawmakers were absent, and the committee adopted the personnel hearing report on Park Ji-won, the nominee for the Director of the National Intelligence Service.

In response, Floor Spokesperson Choi Hyung-doo commented, "The Democratic Party sets aside bills proposed by the opposition and insists on submitting and processing only the bills they have proposed," criticizing, "Are they monopolizing even the submission of bills?"

Spokesperson Choi pointed out, "They are recklessly pushing forward, ignoring the fact that it will impose a huge tax burden on the people or cause a rebound effect that raises house prices and rents," and added, "Ignoring procedures, this is parliamentary dictatorship. The damage caused by hasty bill processing will be borne entirely by the people."

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