Prime Minister 丁 Directs Legislation for’Self-employment Loss Compensation’ “Reform Resistance Forces” criticized the Ministry of Equipment

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“People who have not been able to do business properly need appropriate support”
“Ministry, such as the Ministry of Finance, should improve the system with the National Assembly”
“Reform Resistance Forces” criticized in the field of legalization

On the 21st, Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun officially ordered the legislation of the’Self-Employment Loss Compensation System’ to compensate for damage caused by business restrictions to prevent the spread of coronavirus to relevant ministries such as the Ministry of Strategy and Finance.

Prime Minister Chung said at a meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters presided at the government office in Seoul that day, “The government is well aware of the feelings of the self-employed and small businessmen who have already reached their limits as Corona 19 continues for over a year.” Even if it does, there is no guarantee that similar new infectious diseases will no longer occur in the future.”

Prime Minister Jung said, “Now, we need adequate support for those who have not been able to do business properly because they comply with the quarantine standards set by the government.”

Prime Minister Chung said, “The National Assembly has already proposed laws to compensate or support business losses caused by quarantine measures, regardless of the opposition parties,” and “I hope the Ministry of Strategy and Finance and other related ministries gather wisdom together with the National Assembly to improve the legal system.” He ordered.

While the government and the ruling party are pursuing compensation for the loss of self-employed persons due to the corona, it appeared as if the Ministry of Strategy and Finance opposes the previous day (20th). At a regular briefing at the Central Central Countermeasures Headquarters for Emergency Economics Conference held in Seoul the previous day, Vice Minister Kim Yong-beom said, “According to a first look at overseas cases, it is not easy to find a country that has legalized it. “It is understood that the program is prepared and applied in a timely manner with a general principle of support rather than legalized content,” he said.

In response, Prime Minister Chung appeared on a TV broadcast the night before and criticized him for being’reform resistance’. He said, “It is my judgment that such laws and systems are necessary according to the spirit of the constitution, and the National Assembly also thinks that,” he said. “It is very strange to hear that some of the government denied it.” He said, “In the end, what is right will be accomplished,” he said. “It can be said that there are always opposing forces and resistance forces in the process of reform, but in the end, it will be a return.

Then, the Ministry of Information and Communication said, “Regarding the legalization of self-employment loss compensation mentioned in today’s emergency economic script, we introduced the results of analyzing overseas cases.” .