李 "Ruling Party Recklessly Makes Empty Promises Due to Election Urgency... Must Cut Wasteful Budget"

Lee Jae-myung's Opening Remarks at the Supreme Council Meeting on the 6th
"All Available Measures Must Be Mobilized to Stabilize Prices"

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, directly criticized the government and ruling party on the 6th, saying, "They are recklessly issuing politically motivated empty promises in a hurry for the election."

At the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly that day, Lee said, "I have repeatedly emphasized that politics should be approached cautiously with the lives of the people and the future of the country in mind." This was interpreted as targeting the ruling party's recent megaton-level policies ahead of next year's general election, such as the 'Seoul incorporation plan' for Gimpo City and the complete ban on short selling until the first half of next year.

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is speaking at the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 6th. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

He pointed out, "We cannot get through this situation by recklessly issuing election promises unrelated to people's livelihoods," adding, "Inflation will not be controlled by deceptive tricks like 'morning and evening tricks,' export problems will not be resolved, and economic issues will not improve."

Lee said, "We should first correct the poorly designed budget," and added, "Although it is belated, it seems the government and ruling party will proactively accept the opposition's recent demand to restore the science community's R&D (research and development) budget, which is fortunate despite the delay." However, he criticized, "The attitude of handling the R&D budget, which can be called a national long-term plan, in a hasty manner, swinging between hot and cold, deserves criticism," and pointed out, "The first thing to do is to apologize for treating the science community like a criminal group by talking about cartels."

Lee also repeatedly expressed concern about inflation. He said, "The lives of the people have become very difficult due to the inflation bomb," and added, "(Although a year has already passed) the government is only now launching a price stabilization task force managing seven items including milk to respond."

He continued, "It seems they are belatedly making a fuss while just repeating the phrase 'price stabilization in the second half of the year' like a phonograph," and urged, "I hope they will mobilize all available means to stabilize food prices during the kimchi-making season and avoid being called a government that neglects people's livelihoods."

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