[Photo] "Next Year Requires a Super Budget of 605 Trillion Won"

Yoon Ho-jung, the floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, and Hong Nam-ki, the Deputy Prime Minister for Economy, are attending the party-government meeting on the 2022 budget formulation and Chuseok livelihood measures held at the National Assembly on the 24th. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

Yoon Ho-jung, the floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is delivering opening remarks at the party-government meeting on the 2022 budget formulation and Chuseok livelihood measures held at the National Assembly on the 24th. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

Hong Nam-ki, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, is delivering opening remarks at the 2022 budget formulation and Chuseok livelihood measures party-government consultation held at the National Assembly on the 24th. Photo by Dongju Yoon doso7@

On the 24th, Hong Nam-ki, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, Yoon Ho-jung, Floor Leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, and other participants who attended the 2022 budget formulation and Chuseok livelihood measures party-government consultation held at the National Assembly are taking a commemorative photo. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Dong-joo] On the 24th, a party-government meeting on the 2022 budget formulation and Chuseok livelihood measures is being held at the National Assembly. At this meeting, Yoon Ho-jung, floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, stated, "We must secure sufficient budget to overcome the COVID-19 crisis and support vulnerable groups," and regarding the size of next year's main budget, he said, "This year it is 604.7 trillion won, and a crisis recovery budget slightly larger than this is needed."

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