On the 5th, Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Doo-gwan gave strength to presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung, saying, “It is much better for the government to be in debt than the people to be in debt.” Candidate Lee’s suggestion that the budget function of the Ministry of Strategy and Finance (Ministry of Strategy and Finance) should be removed and placed under the Blue House or the Prime Minister’s Office was convinced that “when a new government is launched, it will surely happen.”
In an interview with CBS Radio’s ‘Kim Hyun-jung’s News Show’, Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Doo-kwan said, “It is necessary to be flexible.” It’s okay to do welfare,” he said.
Candidate Lee previously announced that it is possible to organize an additional supplementary budget (additional budget) worth 30 trillion won before the Lunar New Year holiday. It is suggested that at least 1 million won per person should be paid in the form of consumption coupons to all citizens. Rep. Kim said, “(Lee) ran the Gyeonggi Province government, and the currency of the Gyeonggi region greatly revitalized the economy of local small business owners, and it was because there was a multiplier effect when he actually used a consumption coupon.”
Regarding the possibility of an additional budget, he said, “If the opposition and opposition parties agree, it can be done even at the end of January.” Regarding the point that the issuance of government bonds is inevitable in order to organize a large-scale supplementary budget, he emphasized, “The people are in debt now,” he said.
“It is in line with the people’s sovereignty that the budget is also organized by the electoral power”
Regarding the point that candidate Lee argued that the budgeting function of the Ministry of Strategy and Finance needs to be replaced directly with the Blue House or the Prime Minister’s Office, he said, “If a new government is launched on May 10 following being chosen by the people, it is expected that it will surely do so by reorganizing the Government Organization Act. do,” he predicted. He said, “It is a powerful authority that almost controls ministries with a budget, and it is not well adjusted in the Office of Government Policy Coordination under the Prime Minister’s Office.” It is more in line with popular sovereignty to organize and arrange it,” he insisted.
In response, former Bareun Mirae Party leader Sohn Hak-gyu criticized the criticism that “(the function of the national budget) is trying to run the state government as a non-senior organization,” but he said, “The budget is properly controlled by the National Assembly, so the Blue House is in conflict with public opinion. You can’t do that like kneading.”
Regarding the review of the health insurance policy for hair loss drug, which became a topic of discussion the day before, he said, “About 1,000 people have received policy proposals,” he said. When asked regarding his intention to run for governor of Gyeongnam Province in the local election to be held in June, he said, “It’s really difficult,” he said.
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