Opposition: "President Moon's Final Policy Speech Also Self-Praising"

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] The opposition party criticized President Moon Jae-in's final policy speech as "self-praise."

President Moon Jae-in is leaving the National Assembly after delivering the 2022 budget address at the plenary session on the 25th. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

On the 25th, Heo Eun-ah, chief spokesperson of the People Power Party, commented on President Moon's policy speech, saying, "It seems they have adopted the new term ‘Boksepyunsal (living comfortably in a complicated world)’ as the concept of this administration." She pointed out, "How can they play self-praise like a broken radio throughout six policy speeches and even the final budget policy speech?"

Spokesperson Heo criticized, "They raised housing prices and inflation to the sky with unreasonable minimum wage hikes and real estate policies," adding, "Filling policy gaps with cash handouts has caused national debt exceeding 1,000 trillion won."

Regarding national debt, she said, "It is expected that the national debt will surpass 1,400 trillion won by 2025, but the government has stated it will manage finances starting in 2023," and criticized, "They take credit for themselves but shift responsibility to the next administration and future generations, which is the height of irresponsibility."

On climate change response, she pointed out, "While pushing for nuclear phase-out, the contradictory ‘carbon neutrality’ aimed at reducing carbon emissions, and the opaque ‘Korean New Deal,’ which involves unknown amounts of money spent with uncertain effects, are nothing but an empty feast of words."

Jeon Ju-hye, floor spokesperson of the same party, also criticized, "President Moon today again emphasized only the ideal carbon neutrality goal while demanding action only from the industry and the public," adding, "There was only a general overview without any detailed plans." Furthermore, regarding the various achievements mentioned by President Moon, she said, "The achievements in semiconductors, shipping, cultural contents, and other economic and cultural sectors were earned through the sweat and efforts of workers in each field and cannot be credited to the government."

Ahn Hye-jin, spokesperson for the People Party, evaluated, "The speech by the person who stood tall as an icon of incompetence and caused conflict and division among the people throughout the term was full of self-praise claiming to have overcome a national crisis and was hurriedly listing a photoshopped rosy blueprint for the future."

Spokesperson Ahn urged, "President Moon should now make every effort to erase the stigma of being the head of a regime that only focuses on raising their own mouthpieces with taxpayers' money, wearing a despicable mask and pretending to be a commoner while pursuing personal gain and glory."

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