“Budget Proposal, Focused on Livelihood and Protection of the Vulnerable”… Declares Restoration of ‘Reduction for Lee Jae-myung’s Shield’

“‘Ending Dog Meat Consumption’ Budget is a Misleading Frame…Will Respond Firmly”
“Actively Identify and Reflect Budget Increases for Supporting the Underprivileged”
Promoting Increases in 34 Areas such as Childcare Telecommuting Grants, Kim Sang-hoon, the People’s Power Party’s Policy Committee Chairperson (pictured right), is briefing on the direction for the 2025 budget review at the National Assembly on the morning of the 18th. On the left is Koo Ja-geun, the secretary of the Special Committee on Budget and Accounts. ©Newsis, ‘[Dailyan = Reporter Ko Soo-jung] The People’s Power Party has set the direction for the government’s 2025 budget review as ‘focusing on welfare, future, and strengthening protection for the weak’, stating that unreasonably unilateral budget cuts aimed at shielding Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party leader, are unacceptable and will be reversed to align with the government’s proposal.’,
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, ‘Kim Sang-hoon, the Policy Committee Chairperson, and Goh Ja-geun, the ruling party’s secretary of the National Assembly’s Special Committee on Budget and Accounts, explained this approach during a briefing at the National Assembly on the morning of the 18th.’,
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, ‘The People’s Power Party stated, “We will firmly respond to the Democratic Party’s budget cut claims which mislead the public by framing the funds for supporting the dog meat industry, which they themselves promoted as a party policy, as political funding.”‘,
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, ‘Additionally, “They criticized the discussions on the President’s welfare forum projects with local governments as election-related populism, yet demanded sneaky budget increases during the National Assembly review. The Democratic Party needs to officially apologize for this,” they emphasized.’,
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, ‘Furthermore, “We will do our utmost to ensure the next year’s budget passes seamlessly by the constitutional deadline of December 2, to avoid disruptions in the budget deliberations spanning central, regional, and local governments. If the Democratic Party unilaterally pushes through amendments to the National Assembly Act to remove automatic submission clauses for the purpose of power play, we plan to request the president’s veto,” they announced.’,
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, ‘Moreover, they explained, “We will actively identify and incorporate increased support budgets for underprivileged and neglected areas that were not sufficiently included in the government proposal within the National Assembly.”‘,
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, “In this perspective, the People’s Power Party plans to prepare ’34 key welfare budget areas across 7 fields’ to increase in next year’s budget.”,
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, ‘The seven fields include △promoting increased sales and re-challenges for SMEs and small business owners, and expanding job creation projects △strengthening investment to secure a competitive edge in future industries through advanced technology △expanding tailored support for families with school-age children and enhancing benefits for multi-child families △supporting the revitalization of regional construction economies through the repair of aging infrastructure △strengthening projects to eradicate digital sex crimes and other four major welfare crimes △promoting budget related to essential medical systems and expanding support budgets for the vulnerable △enhancing respect for those who have served the country.’,
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, ‘The People’s Power Party stated, “Starting today, detailed deliberations on next year’s budget will commence through the budget adjustment subcommittee. The People’s Power Party is determined to break away from this fixation on the previous government’s fruitless totality fiscal policy. We will make every effort to ensure that the limited budget, composed of taxpayers’ money, is allocated appropriately to protect welfare, foster the future, and strengthen protection for the disadvantaged.”‘