Government confirms government plan for 2023 budget at State Council meeting
Prime Minister Han Deok-soo said on the 30th that “I ask for active cooperation in the deliberative process of the National Assembly so that the direction and core values of the state administration contained in the budget can be well observed” in relation to the 2023 budget.
Prime Minister Han said in a remarks at the cabinet meeting held at the government complex in Sejong on the same day, “The government has carried out an unprecedentedly strong restructuring of expenditures worth 24 trillion won, and also prepared a bill to introduce fiscal rules.”
At the Cabinet meeting, the 2023 budget government plan was finalized.
Prime Minister Han said, “Korea’s national debt has increased by more than 400 trillion won over the past five years due to excessive fiscal management in recent years, and is expected to reach regarding 170 trillion won by the end of this year. There is no,” he emphasized.
Prime Minister Han said, “Including the supplementary budget, we have prepared a national living system worth 639 trillion won, down 6% compared to this year’s total expenditure.
Regarding the Chuseok holiday, Prime Minister Han demanded, “Relevant ministries, including the Ministry of Public Administration and Security, complete emergency recovery before Chuseok so that victims of the torrential rain can have a comfortable holiday, and pay disaster aid even before a recovery plan is announced.”
He continued, referring to the ‘death of three mothers and daughters in Suwon’ and the successive deaths of young people who had ended protection, and said, “Please, the Ministry of Health and Welfare, more actively discover households in crisis and provide welfare services preemptively.” he asked
/yunhap news
