Chairperson of the Rights Commission Holds Meeting with Agriculture and Fisheries Industry... No Mention of Raising Chuseok Gift Limit to 200,000 Won

Meeting Held on the 20th at aT Center in Yangjae-dong, Seoul
'Opposition to Temporary Increase' Position Maintained for Now

Jeon Hyun-hee, Chairperson of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission. (Image source=Yonhap News)

[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] Jeon Hyun-hee, the chairperson of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, the main agency responsible for the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act (Kim Young-ran Act), did not make any specific remarks regarding the increase in the gift value limit for the Chuseok holiday during a meeting with representatives from the agricultural, fishery, and distribution industries and traditional markets. She maintained the existing stance that it would be difficult to raise the gift value limit for this Chuseok holiday, as was the case during last Lunar New Year and last year’s Chuseok holiday.

The Commission announced that on the 20th, Chairperson Jeon met with representatives from the agricultural, fishery, and distribution industries and traditional markets at the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation (aT) Center in Yangjae-dong, Seoul, to hear voices from the distribution field. The meeting was attended by Kim Chun-jin, president of aT, and stakeholders from agricultural and fishery markets and distribution sectors.

Chairperson Jeon said, "We are well aware that the related industries are experiencing unprecedented difficulties due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, which has led to a contraction in the consumption of agricultural and fishery products." She added, "To support the industries going through tough times, we will actively promote initiatives such as signing consumption promotion agreements with related organizations and groups, launching a Good Gift Sharing campaign, and conducting awareness campaigns about the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act to encourage consumption of agricultural and fishery products."

She did not comment on whether the gift value limit for the Chuseok holiday, currently set at 50,000 won (100,000 won for agricultural, livestock, fishery products and processed goods), would be raised to 200,000 won. The Commission has stated that the value will not be increased this Chuseok, which has led farmers’ and fishermen’s organizations, the National Assembly, and local government heads nationwide to oppose the Commission’s decision.

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