Lee Nak-yeon, "Not Appropriate to Bring Up Economic Stimulus" Emphasizes Selective Support

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jin-young] Lee Nak-yeon, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, stated on the 18th regarding the 4th disaster relief fund, "It is not an appropriate time to bring up the topic of economic stimulus," and added, "I have repeatedly told the government that tailored support should be provided quickly, broadly, and deeply." This effectively expressed opposition to nationwide support aimed at "economic stimulus."

At the joint meeting of provincial party chairpersons held at the National Assembly that day, Lee said, "By 'deeply,' I mean that those who were recipients of the 2nd and 3rd rounds of support should receive even stronger assistance. Those who were not included at that time should also be included as support recipients," and added, "More broadly, this means minimizing blind spots."

He said, "We need to devise wisdom to minimize the number of people who are worse off because they are not covered by the system and thus do not receive support," and continued, "There are blind spots in the system that sometimes cause those in greater difficulty to miss out on help, but this time we must mobilize all wisdom beyond the framework of the system to minimize blind spots."

He also suggested that discussions on the 4th disaster relief fund would soon conclude. Lee emphasized, "I would like to say that we strongly conveyed this position to the government at the party-government-office meeting last Sunday," and added, "Before going to the party-government-office meeting, I said here that we were prepared to fight, and indeed such a situation occurred. I expect the results to be revealed within a few days."

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