[서울신문] 966 trillion debt to debt ratio 48%… The financial burden seems to be inevitable

Narat debt soared 9 trillion 9 trillion won with this addition
The combined fiscal deficit increased by 14 trillion and approached 90 trillion
Expert “It’s like spending money for future generations without consent”
Hong Nam-ki “The increase is important to the consensus of the people”

The government debt ratio has reached 50% with the establishment of an additional budget (additional budget) for the 4th disaster support payment. Narat debt also reaches 966 trillion won. There is even a forecast that the debt of Narat will exceed 1,000 trillion won if the additional administration is repeated several times this year. There is also a growing voice that it is necessary to discuss’increased tax’ in earnest rather than increasing debt through repeated issuance of government bonds.

According to the Ministry of Strategy and Finance on the 2nd, due to the drafting of the supplementary bill, Narat debt was totaled to 965 trillion 900 billion won, an increase of 9.900 trillion won from the original budget standard (956 trillion won). It was analyzed that the ratio of national debt to gross domestic product (GDP) would increase by 0.9 percentage points from 47.3% to 48.2%. The national debt ratio increases by 0.5 percentage points when pure supplementation is taken, but the adjusted figure (0.4 percentage points) has been added as GDP is expected to be worse than expected.

The size of the integrated fiscal account deficit, which subtracts total expenditure from gross income, is expected to increase by 14 trillion 200 billion won to 89 trillion 600 billion won. The government has been using the managed fiscal balance as a representative fiscal balance index, but in this addition, the consolidated fiscal balance has been put ahead. “We decided to use the integrated fiscal balance as a representative indicator, taking into account the importance of international comparison and managing our finances in the mid- to long-term,” said Ando-geol Ando-geul, head of the Ministry of Finance and Economy.

The pace of debt growth has far exceeded expectations. The National Assembly’s Ministry of Budget and Policy predicted that the national debt ratio would reach 48.0% in 2023 in the report’Analyzing the 1st Supplementary Budget Proposal for 2020′ published earlier last year. However, over the past year, it has passed the 48% mark two years earlier than expected after going through four additional administrations.

Experts believe that the tax increase is inevitable as additional subsidies, such as the National Consolation Fund and the legalization of the loss compensation system, are announced in the future by the Blue House and the ruling party. Dankook University economics professor Kim Tae-gi said, “It is the time when it is necessary to increase taxation,” he pointed out, “It is not a debt that is used for future generations, but instead of taking money from future generations without consent to reduce the suffering of the present generation. He said, “I think the increase in VAT is reasonable in terms of general taxation.” On the other hand, Seong Tae-yoon, professor of economics at Yonsei University, said, “It is an unreasonable decision due to the current economic situation.”

Hong Nam-ki, Deputy Prime Minister of Economy and Minister of Equipment, said in a briefing on the same day, “A national consensus agreement is very important on the issue of tax increases. In the short term, the government is doing as much as possible, such as strengthening the taxation of fugitive income and improving the non-taxation system to cover tax revenues.” He drew a line in the immediate tax increase discussion.

Reporter Sejong Na Sang-hyun [email protected]