Government Holds National Task Review Meeting...Listening to Voices on Jeonse Fraud, Housing, and Childcare
Over 50 Panelists Including Mothers of Multiple Children Participate
Discussing Livelihood Difficulties and Countermeasures
The government reviewed the progress of national agenda implementation and listened to major livelihood issues raised by the public.
On the 30th, the government held the 3rd National Agenda Review Meeting at the complex cultural space 'Kkot, Rak' in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Choo Kyung-ho.
This meeting was conducted in a form of public communication where ministers from each department answered questions from the audience. About 50 citizen panelists attended, including a mother raising four children, a housewife caring for her 82-year-old mother-in-law with dementia, and a worker who spends more than three hours commuting.
The attendees shared their personal difficulties and inconveniences in areas such as ▲transportation and housing ▲jeonse fraud ▲small business owners ▲childcare ▲heating costs ▲prices ▲caregiving ▲youth gambling ▲youth housing ▲youth employment ▲street safety. In relation to these, in-depth discussions were held covering government policy explanations and instructions to prepare additional supplementary measures across the livelihood sector.
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At the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Choo Kyung-ho, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Lee Ju-ho, Minister of Justice Han Dong-hoon, Minister of the Interior and Safety Lee Sang-min, Minister of Health and Welfare Cho Kyu-hong, Minister of Employment and Labor Lee Jeong-sik, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Won Hee-ryong, Director of the Office for Government Policy Coordination Bang Ki-seon, Chairman of the Fair Trade Commission Han Ki-jung, and 2nd Vice Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Kang Kyung-sung attended. From the Presidential Office, Chief Secretary for National Policy Planning Lee Gwan-seop and others were present.
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