Yoon Hee-sook: "Han Duck-soo's 1000 Won Remark? Seems Flustered by Something Unknown"

"Seems Like They Didn't Care About Taxi Fares While Riding Official Cars"
Former Lawmaker Yoon Hee-sook, CBS Radio Interview

Former People Power Party lawmaker Yoon Hee-sook commented on the controversy surrounding Prime Minister Han Duck-soo's response to a question about the 'taxi base fare,' where he answered, "Isn't it about 1,000 won?" saying, "It seems he was caught off guard because he didn't know."

On the 31st, Yoon appeared on CBS Radio's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show' and said, "Even when we pay subway fares by card, we don't really check whether it's 1,250 won or 1,350 won," adding, "Since the Prime Minister rides in an official car, he probably hasn't paid much attention to the taxi base fare."

Former People Power Party lawmaker Yoon Hee-sook. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

She continued, "People who usually look at documents tend to focus on how much the fare has increased in percentage terms and how much it has contributed to inflation, so it seems like a very ridiculous scene unfolded."

Responding to criticism that "Isn't it a sign of too little interest that the Prime Minister doesn't even know the taxi base fare?" Yoon said, "It's not a matter of interest but rather that he seemed flustered," adding, "It's unreasonable to say that the bus fare is 2,000 won and the taxi fare is 1,000 won."

Yoon also said, "During elections, you often hear questions like 'How much is this?' but it's not a quiz show, so I think it doesn't have much significance."

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