Kim Jong-in: "The Failure in Quarantine Is Due to the Moon Administration's Incompetence... Need to Consider Supplementary Budget"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] The People Power Party immediately opposed the government's announcement of strengthened social distancing measures on the 16th, calling it a "quarantine failure with questionable effectiveness." They also urged consideration of supplementary budget allocation to support small business owners.

Kim Jong-in, the People Power Party's General Election Countermeasures Committee Chairman, held a press conference at the National Assembly on the same day and raised his voice, saying, "This proves the current government's incompetence." He pointed out, "The quarantine measures announced today by the Prime Minister are the same as before, and there is considerable doubt as to whether they will be effective."

Chairman Kim also emphasized the importance of urgent damage compensation for self-employed and small business owners. He stated, "We should first utilize the existing quarantine budget and government contingency funds to provide urgent damage compensation to the self-employed. If resources are still insufficient, then it might be necessary to consider a supplementary budget that this government should implement over the next three months. Since this is not something that can be resolved with previous complacent methods, efforts must be made to reorganize the quarantine system." Regarding the specific scale and cost, he said, "It depends on the current government's analysis."

He also criticized the government's premature implementation of With Corona and argued for the need to establish systematic countermeasures as the COVID-19 situation prolongs. Chairman Kim said, "In the future, when compensating self-employed and small business owners for losses, basic principles must be set and compensation must be made accordingly to be effective."

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