Democratic Party to Discuss '2nd Supplementary Budget' at Tomorrow's Lawmakers' Meeting... Yoon Ho-jung Says "We Will Use the Budget Properly"

Yoon Ho-jung, the floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is attending the floor strategy meeting held at the National Assembly on the 6th and delivering opening remarks. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jinyoung] Yoon Hojung, the floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, said regarding the National Assembly’s approval of the 2nd supplementary budget (supplementary budget) bill, “Even if it is a surplus supplementary budget, we will have fierce discussions to use the budget properly.”

At the policy coordination meeting held at the National Assembly on the morning of the same day, Floor Leader Yoon said, “Tomorrow, we will hold a policy party meeting to discuss the supplementary budget bill. It seems this is the first time to hold a party meeting for discussion before the supplementary budget review stage.”

This appears to express the intention to supplement the government-submitted supplementary budget bill, which includes support for the bottom 80% income bracket for disaster relief funds.

He emphasized, “We will focus on achieving the original goal of the supplementary budget through strict internal control and self-discipline,” adding, “The government is also operating an intergovernmental task force (TF) related to the three-package COVID-19 damage support: national support funds, small business damage support, and mutual consumption support funds. We will further strengthen communication between the party and government to ensure there are no setbacks.”

Lee Sujin (Proportional Representation), the deputy floor leader, reiterated the necessity of nationwide payment at the meeting, saying, “Taxes and welfare should not be seeds of division but the foundation of coexistence,” and “The target of disaster relief fund payments should be expanded to the entire population.”

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