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Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun expressed his views on economic, political, and social issues in an interview with the Maeil Economic Daily at the Seoul Government Complex in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 30th. In particular, regarding short selling, which has been controversial among individual investors recently, it is difficult to remove the system that all OECD countries are in effect only in Korea. said. [이충우 기자]When the government announced real estate measures next week, it decided to come up with additional measures for urban high-density development in addition to public reconstruction and high-density development in the station area. Measures such as easing regulations on the proportion of residential-commercial complexes in downtown metropolitan areas or announcing specific semi-industrial use-changing areas are expected.
The lifting of the green belt in Seoul is not included in this measure.
In an exclusive interview with Maeil Economic Daily on the 30th, Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun said, “Public-led reconstruction, revitalization of redevelopment, and an innovative high-density supply measure that goes one step further than the third new city,” President Moon Jae-in said, focusing on’special real estate measures’. Will be photographed.”
Prime Minister Jeong said, “We decided to give the public reconstruction a maximum of 50 floors and a maximum floor area ratio of 500%, and to support the development of the station area, but these measures are focused on realistically supplementing the system so that the business can actually be carried out on site.
For example, although the government has decided to increase the floor area ratio in the downtown area, it is not possible to freely increase residential facilities in the case of residential or residential complexes in commercial areas under current laws and regulations. This is because the floor area ratio decreases as the ratio of residential facilities increases due to the regulation of the’use and floor area system’.
The construction industry believes that these regulations must be lifted to be effective in the government’s urban supply measures.
However, Prime Minister Chung drew a line, saying, “There will be no large-scale supply through the lifting of the green belt in Seoul in this measure.” This is because unlike green belts that cannot be restored once damaged, high-density high-rise development can also lower the floor height again depending on the situation when rebuilding in the future. It is planning to come up with a supply plan that focuses on high-density development, not on lifting the green belt.
Regarding the payment of the 4th disaster support fund before the April general election by the ruling Democratic Party, “the policy is not yet decided, but discussions within the government, the party government, the government and the Blue House are necessary.” Regarding the benefit-sharing system, he said, “Look at Bill Gates in the United States supporting vaccine development.”
Although the International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently advised the Korean government to resume short selling, he emphasized that “It is still desirable to supplement the preliminary system and resume short selling later.” It is said that it is virtually impossible to resume short selling without improving the slanted playground, where only foreign and institutional investors benefit from short selling transactions, and individuals lose money.
“You shouldn’t pretend that you don’t see short selling or personal damage… We will resume after system improvement”
Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun, transformed into Smile Mancer Strongman
Compensation for self-employed people who saw corona loss
Making it right is more important than speed
Discussion with the President of the 4th Disaster Support Fund
Profit sharing and voluntary participation are important
I think the business community should have suggested it first
When presenting a win-win proposal, it should be well supported
Missing Green Belt in Supply Measures
Because it is preached due to environmental issues
■ Interview = Daeyoung Kim, Director of Economy
`From Smile Man to Strong Man.`
This is an evaluation of the public looking at the recent moves of Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun.
Even at the meetings of the State Council every week, Prime Minister Chung is closer to listening than his assertions. Even if there is something to blame for the Buddha, he does not lose his smile and asks ministers to “take good care”. On January 20, he criticized the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, saying “The Ministry of Finance is an insurgent force” at the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, which expressed discomfort against the self-employed `loss compensation system. Regarding the resumption of short selling, he said, “It is not right to resume without improving the system,” and sparked a political issue. It is said that the `DNA` of politician Jeong Sye-gyun is awakening. On the afternoon of the 30th, I met Prime Minister Chung, who began to speak out on all political, economic and social issues. On this day, Prime Minister Chung drew a line saying, “I will not receive questions about running for president.” Still, he said about the loss compensation system as “a matter of constitution and justice,” and predicted that “the measures to supply real estate are at a breakthrough level that we have not seen so far.” The following are questions and answers with Prime Minister Chung.
―How do you view the Korean economy this year?
▷ Looking separately this year, it is true that our growth rate will lag behind other countries due to the base effect of other countries. This is because of the base effect it made last year. Other countries are expected to make a’V-shaped rebound’ this year because of the negative growth last year. But I’m not going to take this badly. Are we not a country where we live by export? We have a chance when we go well abroad.
―Recently, after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) resumed short selling, they expressed an opinion that it is possible to supplement the system.
▷ The short selling system is medicine if used well, and sick if used incorrectly. So, I wonder if it would be better to use this system after removing the elements that could cause illness. Of course, it is impractical to eliminate the institutions of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) only in Korea. However, it is not wise to pretend that individual investors are not aware of the situation in which individual investors are feeling victimized amid the long-awaited expansion of the stock market. It is a position of `resuming execution after good improvement`.
―Do you have any specific complementary measures in mind?
▷ First of all, it is a matter of equity. Not only institutions (investors) can enjoy profits, but it can also open the way for individuals to enjoy. In addition, it is necessary to introduce certain restrictions on investors who use the system illegally and illegally. Until now, even the domain of lawless heaven and earth existed in the wake of the insignificant regulation. These points should be improved so that healthy investors are not conscious of harm.
―The key to special real estate measures.
▷ The policy stance so far that speculation is suppressed and one household and one house is protected remains the same. However, since the problem cannot be solved with only these parts, a suggestion to dramatically increase supply was accepted to the President. It means the promotion of public-led reconstruction and redevelopment, and measures for high-density supply that have taken one step further than the 3rd new city.
―Can I go up to the 50th floor or more?
▷ That’s not it. The number of floors cannot be increased because it has been raised from the 35th floor limit to the 50th floor. So far, we have already announced a plan to increase the floor height to the 50th floor and develop the station area, which is to complement the system so that the business can actually be carried out in the market. In this way, the market can be stabilized if the potential consumers of my house build the belief that’If I wait a little longer, I will have a chance’.
―Wouldn’t it be helpful to supply if the safety diagnosis was released to Mok-dong and Nowon in Bigangnam?
▷Isn’t it that left it only for the private sector, which led to an increase in house prices? The government has no choice but to hesitate. In order to prevent such side effects, public reconstruction was introduced with the intention of the public and private to do reconstruction correctly together.
―Housing supply through the release of the green belt.
▷ It is difficult to lift the green belt in Seoul again this time. The moment the green belt is taken out, the real word is conveyed not by housing supply issues but by environmental issues. Not wise. In my view, once the green belt is damaged, it is difficult to recover. However, high-density development that increases the height of the house can be restored. 30-40 years later, if our descendants think that it is excessive when rebuilding, there is an opportunity to normalize the 50th floor down to the 30th floor. I think it is more appropriate to do urban high-density development rather than green belt development.
―Self-employed people get sick every day. When will the loss compensation be made?
▷The enforcement decree will contain detailed compensation methods and guidelines, but there are many procedures such as discussion, making laws, and deliberating them at the legal office. Enforcement decrees are not coming soon. If you make it sloppy, you have to revise it soon, and that’s a shame. It is much more important to make it precise and meticulous than speed.
-Did you open the 4th disaster support fund?
▷First, more discussion is needed within the government. Party-political discussions are held frequently, so discussions between party-political parties are also necessary. It should be discussed at the President’s weekly meeting, and it is not yet a step in which Katabuta can certainly make policy decisions.
―Wouldn’t the Ministry of Information be against it?
▷ Currently, the Ministry of Knowledge Economy is in a cautious position. I don’t object or do not. Since the party hasn’t made a plan yet, wouldn’t you be preparing yourself by watching various situations?
-There is a lot of controversy over the profit-sharing system.
▷ I think win-win is a good system. However, for the system to be successful, consensus and voluntary participation are important. We agree with the direction and purpose of the ruling party, but specific methods require voluntary consent and empathy from the participants. It would be nice if there was a plan to coexist without any inconvenience caused by this problem.
―Many point out that companies are twisting their arms.
▷ In fact, even if the profit-sharing system was used, it should have come first from economic organizations or business circles. In the current pandemic situation, a win-win plan, such as the Three Win-Win Growth Act, should have come from the economy, not the National Assembly. Bill Gates is supporting and working on vaccine development for the world, not for the United States. In Korea, if such an entrepreneur emerges, there is room for being loved by the people and anti-business sentiment.
―If business circles such as economic organizations come up with their own plans for win-win, will there be any room for review as the ruling party promotes?
▷ How would it be nice to do that? If such a proposal comes out, we will support it well and review it together. Unfortunately, such a story has not yet come out.
“It is an open secret that I am a constitutional amendment… presidential authority, should be distributed to the National Assembly and the provinces”
Cabinet system is difficult for the people to accept
We need to approach the decentralized presidential system
-When the government changes, policies are cut off. Don’t you need a constitutional amendment?
▷It may be criticized for why the Prime Minister talks about politics, but it is not an open secret that I am a constitutionalist. That position remains unchanged. Separation of powers and central and local decentralization must be achieved.
―What do you think about the concentration of the presidential authority?
▷ The presidential authority should also be distributed among the Cabinet, the National Assembly, and the provinces. For example, right now, isn’t the president appointing the heads of all agencies including the Supreme Court, the judiciary, and the executive? Even why do the president and the opposition parties decide the governance structure of public broadcasting? This is a matter for journalists and the public to decide.
-Voices of the introduction of the cabinet system also come out.
▷ The cabinet system is a good system, but it is difficult for the public to accept it.
It will be difficult to successfully amend the constitution even if it has actually been promoted. Although the cabinet system is an internationally dominant system, the Korean people do not prefer the cabinet system. Knowing it obviously shouldn’t be done, it only causes unnecessary conflicts.
Instead, some argue that Korea should introduce a decentralized presidential system. I think I can go through a decentralized presidential system in the process of going from a presidential system to a cabinet system.
―There is some point that the real estate and stock markets are too hot.
First of all, my view is that housing prices have risen excessively. Building vacancy rates are also increasing, but the current phenomenon of rising prices is considered abnormal. I’m worried about what to do if it collapses, but most people look at me innocently. Of course, professional evaluation and countermeasures are not my work, but the relevant ministries will take care of them.
-When the Severe Disaster Penalty Act comes into force next year, businessmen will become criminals with one management mistake.
▷ You must watch the message conveyed by the Severe Disaster Act. Form is punishment, but intention is not punishment purpose. Last year, the mortality rate of industrial accidents was still the first among the member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Fundamentally, it is due to lack of corporate investment. Although punishment isn’t good, it means that managers take safety issues seriously and invest in infrastructure and education. It makes no sense if the National Assembly and the government tell us not to do anything.
▶▶ Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun
△ Born in Jinan, Jeonbuk in 1950 △ Shinheung High School in Jeonju, Department of Law at Korea University △ President of Korea University Student Council in 1973 △ 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20th National Assembly member (6th election) △ House representative and party chairman of the Uri Party in 2005 △ Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy in 2006 Minister △Representative of the Democratic Party in 2008 △Chairman of the National Assembly in 2016 △46th Prime Minister in 2020
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