Yoon Seok-yeol "At Least 50 Trillion Won Needed for Supplementary Budget... Meeting with Lee Jae-myung? We've Said Everything to Discuss"

"14 Trillion Supplementary Budget, Insufficient Support for Self-Employed Losses"
Hong's 'Dark Heart' Remark Met with "Nothing to Comment On"

Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, is shouting a slogan pledging victory in the presidential election at the Chungbuk Election Headquarters Victory Resolution Rally held at the Chungbuk Disabled Sports Center in Cheongwon-gu, Cheongju-si, Chungbuk Province on the afternoon of the 22nd. 2022.1.22 [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential candidate, stated on the 22nd that "at least 50 trillion won is needed" as an additional supplementary budget (추경).

After finishing his visit to the Chungcheong region, Candidate Yoon told reporters, "The supplementary budget of 14 trillion won that has come to the National Assembly is far from enough to compensate and support self-employed people's damages," adding, "If that amount is set, now we need to bring specific amounts according to their uses, and I think the deadline is 50 trillion won."

Regarding the supplementary budget and the proposal for a meeting by Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party candidate, Yoon reiterated that he would not have a vague meeting, implying a refusal. He said, "It seems they really want to meet me, but if we meet, there should be some outcome," and added, "We have already discussed the scale of the supplementary budget and where the money should be spent."

When asked about a remark by Representative Hong that Yoon has a 'thick face and a dark heart,' Yoon laughed and said, "Is there anything I should comment on that remark?"

Meanwhile, when asked whether he would express his position regarding the spouse's recorded conversation, he replied, "I have not heard any plans yet."

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