Yoon to Aides: "Prepare for a Sustainable Future... Must Approach with Utmost Determination"

Presiding Over the First Presidential Office Chief Secretary Meeting of the New Year: "We Must Solve Livelihood Issues"

[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] President Yoon Seok-yeol presided over the first Chief Secretary meeting of the presidential office in the new year on the 2nd and instructed, "Please undertake your duties with utmost determination to prepare for the sustainable future of the Republic of Korea."

At the meeting he chaired that day, President Yoon urged, "Let us solve the issues related to the livelihood of our people as we welcome the new year," according to a written briefing by Chief Public Relations Officer Kim Eun-hye.

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In particular, President Yoon requested, "Please do your best to regularly check the implementation status of the announced national tasks and reform agendas, such as the three major reforms in labor, education, and pensions, the reduction of real estate tax burdens, and support for future strategic industries like semiconductors, digital, bio, and content, so that we can keep our promises to the people." He added, "The heads of government ministries and the chiefs of the presidential office should meticulously report and inform the public so that the reforms that change people's lives and improve livelihoods can be tangibly felt by the citizens."

In his New Year's address the previous day, President Yoon emphasized the three major reforms, and at the New Year's greeting event held at the Blue House State Guest House that day, he stated, "The three major reforms in labor, education, and pensions are difficult and challenging, but they are the path we must take," adding, "If we easily succumb to the resistance of vested interests, our sustainable prosperity will also become difficult."

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