Kim Dae-gi on Democratic Party's Supplementary Budget Request: "Debt Future Generations Must Repay"

Attended High-Level Party-Government Council... "Funding Does Not Fall from the Sky"
On Nuclear Plant Contaminated Water Discharge: "Creating Fear Based on Unscientific Grounds"

Kim Dae-gi, Chief of Staff to the President, stated on the 18th that the Democratic Party of Korea's demand for a supplementary budget is "debt that future generations will have to repay in full" and that it "should be restrained as much as possible."

Kim said at a high-level party-government meeting held at the Prime Minister's official residence in Jongno-gu, Seoul, in the afternoon, "The funds for the supplementary budget do not fall from the sky," expressing this position.

Kim Dae-gi, Chief of Staff to the President, is speaking at the high-level party-government meeting held on the afternoon of the 18th at the Prime Minister's official residence in Jongno-gu, Seoul.

In particular, Kim explained, "Instead of a supplementary budget, we will focus all efforts on revitalizing the economy centered on the private sector through export promotion and investment attraction," adding, "Recently, exports have shown signs of gradual recovery, and it is encouraging that investments worth tens of trillions of won are pouring in from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and the United States."

Regarding the discharge of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant, he criticized the recent actions of the Democratic Party. Kim said, "In the past, many livestock farmers suffered damage due to mad cow disease rumors," and "this time, fishermen and fishery workers are on the verge of suffering damage." He continued, "It is truly backward and anti-intellectual for politicians to intervene in scientific matters, creating unnecessary fear among the public based on completely unscientific grounds, causing harm to the people."

Kim added, "It is necessary to recall that Russia, the United States, and Pacific island countries have not raised any issues," and said, "I hope that measures to protect the public from rumors and false provocations will be discussed."

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