Reporters in the briefing room of the presidential office in Yongsan, Seoul on the 29th are watching President Yoon Suk-yeol’s national briefing through monitors. News1
, ‘ President Yoon stated on the 29th, “Our economy is clearly recovering and will make a bigger leap forward in the future,” to emphasize to the public.’,
, ” President Yoon introduced tasks such as regulatory reforms, creating a semiconductor mega cluster, and restoring the nuclear power ecosystem during the ‘National Briefing and Press Conference’ held at the presidential office in Yongsan on that day.”,
, ‘ He also mentioned, “These efforts are bearing fruit in economic growth” and said, “The world is now paying attention to our competitiveness and growth trends.”‘,
, ‘ President Yoon emphasized, “Considering the recent rise in housing prices in the capital area, we have prepared a plan to supply 427,000 housing units to alleviate concerns of the citizens about housing” and stated, “We will increase the supply in the capital region by an average of 70,000 units annually over the next 6 years, expanding the supply volume by about 11% compared to the past average.”‘,
, ‘ He further mentioned, “I will do my best to ensure that homes are supplied to where the people need them on time.” The government announced a housing supply plan centered on the capital region on the 8th.’,
, ‘ President Yoon also said, “Small business owners and self-employed individuals continue to face difficulties due to high interest rates and weak domestic demand after the COVID-19 pandemic” and stated, “We will extend the policy fund repayment period and implement measures to change loans with interest rates of over 7% to a lower rate of 4.5% without hesitation.”‘,
, ‘ He added, “I will provide practical help to revitalize domestic demand for small business owners and self-employed individuals” and said, “We will actively promote measures such as promoting consumption at traditional markets, expanding the issuance of Onnuri gift certificates, and offering discounts at accompanying festivals announced in yesterday’s Chuseok livelihood stabilization measures.”‘,
, ‘ He said, “Domestic consumption recovery is slower than exports” and requested, “I ask our major corporations to purchase Onnuri gift certificates this Chuseok and cooperate to help with mutual growth and promote domestic demand.”‘,
, ‘ President Yoon pointed out the need for fundamental reform of the current pension system, stating, “We need to fundamentally reform the current pension system where the elderly are poor and the youth do not trust it,” and said, “We need to codify in law that the country guarantees payment of national pensions to instill confidence in the youth.”‘,
, ‘ He added, “I will restore trust in the national pension through long-term sustainable reforms” and emphasized, “It is not enough to adjust only the actuarial assumptions to extend the fund depletion year by 8 to 9 years.”‘,
, ‘ He stressed, “We need to increase fund earnings along with actuarial adjustments such as insurance premium rates, income replacement rates, and introduce automatic stabilizers to ensure the long-term sustainability of pensions.”‘,
, ‘ He said, “There is a need to differentiate the rate of increase in pension insurance premiums between the younger and middle-aged generations” and added, “I will promote pension reforms that the younger generation, who pays insurance premiums the longest and receives pensions the latest, can accept.”‘,
, ‘ He continued, “I will further expand credits to prevent gaps in pension membership periods due to childbirth and military service” and presented the three principles of pension reform: sustainability, fairness between generations, and ensuring post-retirement income.’,
, ‘ President Yoon stated, “Now that the increase in medical school admissions has been completed, I will focus policy efforts on revitalizing regional essential medical services, which is the essence of reform,” and said, “I will transition the structure of advanced general hospitals that overly relied on specialists to focus on specialists, physician assistants (PAs), and nurses as the center of medical services.”‘,
, ‘ He added, “Recruitment of freshmen in medical schools for the 2025 academic year is currently proceeding without interruption,” and said, “I will implement advanced medical education plans and innovative training systems for specialists to produce many good doctors.”‘,
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