Assemblyman Sungbeom Shin's Proposed Amendment to Agricultural Direct Payment Law Passes National Assembly

Non-Agricultural Income Threshold Raised to 43 Million Won...
Expanded Eligibility for Direct Payments

Realignment of Non-Agricultural Income Standard Eases Burden on Farming Households

The bill amending the agricultural direct payment law, sponsored by Assemblyman Sungbeom Shin, was passed by the National Assembly plenary session on April 23.

The recently passed “Partial Amendment to the Act on the Management of Direct Payment System for the Promotion of Public Functions of Agriculture and Rural Communities (Alternative Bill)” primarily raises the comprehensive non-agricultural income standard for exclusion from basic direct payments from the previous 37 million won to “an amount of at least 43 million won, as announced by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs every five years.”

[Photo by Shin Seongbeom's Office] Shin Seongbeom

This amendment reflects the concerns consistently raised by Assemblyman Sungbeom Shin, and was proposed in response to the criticism that the current standard has not taken into account the increase in income since 2009.

Furthermore, the amendment includes a provision to readjust the non-agricultural income threshold every five years, thereby establishing an institutional basis for flexible responses to future changes in income.

With this legal revision, it is expected that the recipients of public direct payments will expand, especially among young farmers and part-time farmers.

Assemblyman Sungbeom Shin stated, “As the importance of non-agricultural income increases, this amendment is a measure that reflects the realities faced by farming households,” and added, “I hope expanding the eligibility for direct payments will help stabilize farm management.”

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