Kwon Seong-dong "Concerned Whether Economic Policies Are Properly Communicated... Need for Proactive Crisis Response"

Attendance at the 2nd High-Level Party-Government Consultation
"Criticism May Arise That the Government Is Not Visible"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Hyun-joo] Kwon Seong-dong, Acting Party Leader and Floor Leader of the People Power Party, requested the government on the 17th, saying, "If we are not careful, the government may be criticized for being invisible during an economic crisis," and urged, "Please strive to prepare more proactive and preemptive crisis response policies."

At the 2nd high-level party-government consultation held at the Prime Minister's official residence in Samcheong-dong, Seoul, Acting Leader Kwon said, "The President is making every effort by directly presiding over the Emergency Economic and Livelihood Meeting and visiting livelihood sites to stabilize prices and ease the burden on people's lives, but as downward economic pressures are increasing, it is uncertain whether the policy effects are being properly delivered," emphasizing this point.

He also urged the government to prepare countermeasures, saying, "About 50,000 foreign workers are permitted to be employed in sectors such as construction and rural fishing villages, but they have not entered the country quickly, causing labor shortages at construction sites and elsewhere."

Regarding the spread of COVID-19, he stressed, "Since we promised to implement scientific quarantine measures different from the Moon Jae-in administration, we must prepare reasonable quarantine measures that minimize restrictions on daily life."

Acting Leader Kwon said, "Prevention is the best quarantine, but in preparation for a possible large-scale outbreak, we must prioritize securing sufficient treatments and hospital beds to minimize critically ill patients and deaths," and added, "To encourage voluntary vaccination participation by the public, the government must provide assurance that it will take 100% responsibility even if side effects occur."

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