Lee Jae-myung "Let's Correct the Central Government's Monopoly Procurement Market"

Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung is delivering a welcoming speech at the National Assembly forum for the introduction of the Fair Procurement System held in the main conference room of the National Assembly Members' Office Building on the morning of the 13th.

[Asia Economy (Seoul) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Lee Jae-myung, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, claimed that the current central government is monopolizing the procurement market and overcharging local governments, and that this must be promptly corrected for a fair society.

In his welcoming remarks at the "National Assembly Forum for the Introduction of a Fair Procurement System" held on the 13th at the National Assembly Grand Conference Room in Yeouido, Seoul, Governor Lee said, "Neither individuals nor regions should feel unfairly treated, and fair opportunities, competition, and distribution of results are the value orientations of our society. What is really interesting is that the central government, which should pursue fairness in our society, is monopolizing the procurement market," adding, "They are using the monopoly of the procurement system to impose burdens on local governments, or to put it bluntly, overcharging them."

He further explained, "According to a Gyeonggi Province survey, procurement prices are often set much higher than those of goods with the same quality and performance standards available in the market," and "Even though these goods are purchased in large quantities and supplied exclusively, it is truly difficult to understand why they are charged much more expensively than general market prices where fierce competition takes place."

In particular, he stated, "I cannot accept that within our Moon Jae-in administration, which pursues a fair society, there still remain abnormal and unfair areas that are incomprehensible," and "I sincerely hope that through today's forum, wrongful cases such as overcharging using procurement monopolies in the government sector and infringement on the freedom of local governments will be corrected, and fairness in the procurement market will be secured."

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