Joo Ho-young on President Moon's 37 Mentions of 'Fairness'... "Is There a Feeling of Shame?"

"There Should Be No Stubbornness Over Communication Costs... Budget to Be Approved Tomorrow"

Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the People Power Party, is giving an opening speech at the party strategy meeting held at the National Assembly on the 18th. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the People Power Party, criticized President Moon Jae-in on the 21st for mentioning the word "fairness" 37 times during the Youth Day commemorative ceremony, saying, "Those in charge of this administration seem to have no sense of shame."

At the emergency committee meeting held at the National Assembly that day, Floor Leader Joo said, "They put forward people like former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk and Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae, who cannot be found anywhere, and if they had even a little sense of shame, they would never dare to mention fairness," expressing his opinion.

Regarding the 4th supplementary budget, Floor Leader Joo said, "The 4th supplementary budget review subcommittee is underway, and out of 7.8 trillion won, a whopping 930 billion won is allocated to pay 20,000 won in communication fees to all citizens," and pointed out, "Just because Lee Nak-yeon, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, proposed it for the first time after taking office, and the president called it a small token to the people, they should not stubbornly insist on it."

Floor Leader Joo added, "It is right to spend on what the people need, and if that is not possible, the budget size should be reduced," and said, "No one knows when the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) will end, and it is uncertain how supplementary budgets will be handled in the future. There should be no stubbornness just because the leader said so or the president said so, so that the budget can be properly processed at tomorrow’s plenary session."

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