Lee "If there's a fire, you put it out, why oppose rapid support?" Yoon "Rushed passage, minor budget issue"
Lee Jae-myung and Yoon Seok-yeol Clash Over Supplementary Budget Support
Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party of Korea, Ahn Cheol-soo of the People Party, Sim Sang-jung of the Justice Party, and Yoon Seok-youl of the People Power Party, the presidential candidates from ruling and opposition parties, are posing ahead of the first debate hosted by the National Election Commission held at MBC in Mapo-gu, Seoul on the 21st. Photo by the National Assembly Press Photographers.
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Chae-eun] On the 21st, Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, at the '20th Presidential Election Candidate Debate' hosted by the National Election Commission, addressed Yoon Seok-yeol, the candidate of the People Power Party, regarding the supplementary budget for COVID-19, saying, "Isn't it heartbreaking to see self-employed people going through difficulties?" and asked, "Why does the opposition party oppose quickly supporting the people who are considering extreme measures due to damages?"
Candidate Lee told Yoon, "(The opposition party) is really incomprehensible. The people should be compensated for losses where the state must take responsibility." He directly criticized, "If there's a fire, you should put it out; you shouldn't fight with buckets of water."
Yoon Seok-yeol, the candidate of the People Power Party, responded to Lee's criticism by saying, "I have emphasized the urgent need to secure 50 trillion won in funds for loss compensation."
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Yoon added, "The Democratic Party forcibly passed the Loss Compensation Act in July last year," and said, "Candidate Lee Jae-myung also talked about loss compensation throughout last year without exception. But as the year changed and the election approached, he barely mentioned a retroactive loss compensation budget of 14 trillion won. Our party wanted to secure a larger budget."
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