10,000 Citizens Say "Yoon, Overcome COVID-19 First"

Over 10,000 Citizens, Businesspeople, and Experts Surveyed by the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry
'Hopes for the 20th President-Elect'

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] A survey revealed that the top priority task that citizens demand President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol to address is 'overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic.'

The Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry announced on the 17th that it analyzed 10,277 suggestions received over the past ten days on the theme 'What we hope from the 20th President-elect' through the citizen participation website 'Communication Platform.' Citizens, businesspeople, and academic experts selected up to three items from 16 policy agendas and submitted their proposals in a subjective format.

By detailed category, the task of 'overcoming COVID-19' accounted for the largest share at 40%. This was followed by 'fostering future industries' (37%), 'addressing low birthrate and aging population' (30%), 'job creation' (28%), 'tax system and tax administration reform' (25%), and 'improving corporate regulations' (24%).

Regarding overcoming COVID-19, respondents requested President-elect Yoon to ease quarantine guidelines and social distancing measures and to expand support for small business owners. In the future industry development sector, many opinions emphasized the need to strengthen market autonomy and provide national-level support for innovative industries. Concerning the low birthrate and aging population issue, demands included expanding care services, promoting the use of parental leave, and pension reform.

The Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry plans to compile the ideas proposed by citizens and businesspeople and deliver them to the Presidential Transition Committee soon. Woo Tae-hee, the full-time vice chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said, "Unlike before, when only the economic sector's demands were unilaterally asserted, we are creating a new proposal collection," adding, "It is not simply 'corporate grievances' but a prioritization of key national economic issues based on communication results with citizens and experts, which we will propose."

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