1 in 2 Citizens Support 'Businessman Pardons' Including Lee Jae-yong

Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong is departing for a business trip to Europe on the 7th through the Gimpo Business Aviation Center (SGBAC) in Gangseo-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

A survey revealed that the majority of the public believes a pardon for businesspeople is necessary to revitalize the economy.

The Federation of Korean Industries (hereinafter FKI) commissioned the polling agency Monoresearch to conduct a survey on the "Pardon for Businesspeople" targeting 1,000 adults aged 18 and over across South Korea, which was announced on the 15th.

The survey results showed that more than half of the public (50.2%) supported a pardon for businesspeople. Those who responded that a pardon was unnecessary accounted for 37.2%.

53.1% of respondents said that pardoning businesspeople would help revitalize the economy. Conversely, 33.4% answered that such a pardon would not benefit the economy. The FKI explained, "It can be interpreted that more than half of our citizens perceive that pardoning businesspeople contributes to economic revitalization."

69.4% of the public expressed a negative perception of the current Korean economic situation. In contrast, only 7.6% gave a positive response, indicating a very high level of public economic crisis awareness.

As measures to overcome the crisis and revitalize the economy, the survey identified ▲active investment by companies (32.4%) ▲government fiscal expansion (17.3%) ▲stimulating consumer spending (12.9%) ▲increasing exports (12.4%) as necessary. This suggests that the public places great expectations on companies amid the difficult economic situation.

Meanwhile, the detailed expected effects of pardoning businesspeople were ranked as follows: ▲new investment and job creation (36.0%) ▲export revitalization (12.3%) ▲expansion of corporate social contributions (8.0%) ▲increasing national finances through tax revenue growth (7.9%) ▲stabilization of raw material supply (4.6%).

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