Kim Byung-joon on Yoon Seok-yeol and Kim Jong-in's Budget Supplement Differences: "Candidate Yoon's Position Is Important"

Kim Jong-in, the overall election committee chairman of the People Power Party (center), Lee Jun-seok, co-chairman of the election committee (right), and Kim Byung-joon, co-chairman of the election committee, are attending the Central Election Committee meeting held at the National Assembly on the 9th. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Chae-eun] Kim Byung-joon, Co-Chairman of the People Power Party's Joint Election Committee, stated on the 12th regarding the temperature difference between presidential candidate Yoon Seok-yeol and General Election Committee Chairman Kim Jong-in over the supplementary budget (추경) for COVID-19 damage compensation, "What the candidate says is important."

Kim Byung-joon made this remark during an appearance on MBN's Jeong Un-gap Current Affairs Special, responding to the observation that "Chairman Kim Jong-in and candidate Yoon have slightly different positions on the supplementary budget issue."

Previously, candidate Yoon proposed allocating 50 trillion won, while Chairman Kim Jong-in stated that 100 trillion won is necessary.

Kim Byung-joon said, "(Candidate Yoon) originally mentioned 50 trillion won, but since COVID-19 is becoming a more serious situation, he suggests providing more support. The election committee should respect the candidate's position and proceed accordingly."

Candidate Yoon recently suggested, targeting Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party, that "the sooner the supplementary budget discussion happens, the better," urging "the government to be persuaded first to prepare the supplementary budget plan."

Regarding questions about the judicial risks of candidates from both ruling and opposition parties, he said, "The public is likely very interested in judicial risks. Most of Lee's related risks are about himself, but for Yoon, the risks mostly involve his family," adding, "I think Lee's risks are much greater."

Kim also criticized, "Lee Jae-myung's strength lies in his ability to speak persuasively to the public, but underneath that is populism, causing him to flip-flop by saying one thing and then another."

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