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0 “As president, I am at fault… “I will listen to the public’s sentiment with a lower and more flexible attitude.”
The Cabinet of Ministers apologized for the first time since the general election… “If you reflect while being beaten, the meaning of the cane of love will increase.”
- Reporter nameReporter Nam Gi-woong, Mobile Reporting Department
- Entered 2024.04.16 19:21
“We will continue to promote the three major reforms and medical reform, but we will listen to more reasonable opinions.”
State Council general statement… “Over the past two years, we have failed to meet the public’s expectations… “Lack of attention to detail”
“I will not hesitate to do anything for the sake of the people’s livelihood…” ” “We will cooperate more closely with the National Assembly.”
[Mobile Reporter Nam Ki-woong] President Yoon Seok-yeol said on the 16th, “I will communicate more with a lower posture and more flexible attitude, and I will listen to the public sentiment first.”
President Yoon said this in his opening remarks at the Cabinet meeting on this day, saying, “We must all humbly accept the public sentiment expressed through this general election.”
President Yoon said, “For the past two years since taking office, I have walked a path for the national interest with only the people in mind, but I have not lived up to the people’s expectations.” He added, “Even though it was a policy for the people in the grand scheme of things, I think it was lacking in detailed areas.” .
He continued, “More than anything, we should have taken much more detailed care of the lives of ordinary people in need,” and added, “There are many things we failed to pay close attention to in the process of protecting sound finances for future. generations and resolving excessive financial addiction.”
President Yoon said, “I believe that it is the government’s duty to look more closely at the difficulties that the people are currently experiencing, and to take public sentiment into account,” adding, “We will implement policies that are actually helpful to the people more quickly and hold a debate on people’s livelihood together with the people.” “We will fill in the missing parts through this,” he said.
In addition, he emphasized, “We cannot stop structural reform for the future of the Republic of Korea,” and added, “We will continue to pursue the three major reforms of labor, education, and pension and medical reform, but we will take “More care and listen to reasonable opinions.”
He also said, “The government will have to cooperate more closely with the National Assembly while taking responsibility for what it can do,” and added, “We must clearly explain to the National Assembly the budget and bills necessary to stabilize people’s livelihoods and communicate. “more.”
Meanwhile, regarding the deteriorating situation in the Middle East due to Iran’s attack on Israel, President Yoon asked, “I hope that each ministry will do its best to manage the situation by operating an analysis and management system for energy supply and demand and supply chain. .”
He also added, “I hope that you maintain a firm preparedness posture for the impact of instability in the Middle East situation on our security and the possibility of North Korea’s provocations.”
Full text of remarks at the 17th Cabinet Meeting
Let’s start the cabinet meeting.
Dear members of the State Council,
the top priority in state affairs is
first and foremost the people’s livelihood,
secondly the people’s livelihood, and
thirdly the people’s livelihood.
Helping people in need and taking care of their livelihood
is the reason for the government’s existence.
In that respect, we must all humbly accept the public sentiment expressed through this general election.
I will communicate more with a lower and more flexible attitude, and
listen to the public sentiment, starting with me.
Over the past two years since taking office, I have walked a path for the national interest
with only the people in mind, but I have failed to live up to the people’s expectations.
Although we did our best to set the right direction for national administration and put it into practice, I believe we were not able to create
enough change to be felt by the people.
Even though it was a policy for the people in the grand scheme of things,
I think it was lacking in detailed areas.
Above all, we should have paid much closer attention to the lives of the underprivileged.
We did our best to manage prices by concentrating our budget and policies. However, it was not enough
to improve the conditions of the poor common people.
In the process of protecting sound finances for future generations and
resolving excessive financial addiction,
there are many aspects that have not been carefully considered.
We have worked hard to ease the burden on the people, including interest refunds. However, I do not think it has been of sufficient help
to the livelihoods of people suffering from fundamentally high interest rates.
In order to correct the negative effects of the three real estate laws, we
revitalized housing supply and
relaxed regulations on redevelopment and reconstruction,
normalizing the real estate market and
lowering housing prices that had skyrocketed.
However, we were unable to closely examine the anxiety of those who have own difficultying a home, those who rent,
and those who must relocate due to development and reconstruction.
In order to revitalize the stock market and
help people build assets, we
banned short selling,
raised the capital gains tax threshold
to prevent funds from flowing out of the stock market, and
supported corporate valuation.
However, there was insufficient consideration for the lives of ordinary people who had difficulty accessing the stock market.
In addition, we did our best to speed up the policy, but I think there were many shortcomings
in overcoming the time difference between policy and the field.
In order to solve the difficulties of our economy, which is highly dependent on foreign countries, we have continued to promote
export drives, sound finances, and
private sector-led growth, and the economy is getting back on its feet
as exports are actually reviving .
However, the government’s efforts were insufficient
to spread the warmth of this economic recovery evenly to all citizens.
The nuclear phase-out has revived the damaged nuclear power plant ecosystem and
fostered high-tech industries, including semiconductors,
to increase industrial competitiveness.
The vitality of this revival was not fully conveyed
to small and medium-sized enterprises, small business owners, and many workers.
In order to foster the dreams and hopes of our young people, we have
significantly expanded national scholarships and greatly increased support
for young people to build assets and buy their own homes. However, many young people are still unable to feel the change and take on the reality that they are worried about the future.
In addition, our government has made great efforts
to break down the private education cartel,
provide fair opportunities to students, and
strengthen university competitiveness.
We also did our best
to realize a national care system through the Neulbom School policy.
However, there are still many areas that need to be improved to solve all field problems.
In the end, no matter how right the direction of government administration
is and how many good policies are promoted,
if the people do not feel real change,
the government has not fulfilled its role.
Reckless cash support and populism
are ruining the country’s future.
Economic populism
is similar to political collectivism and totalitarianism. So this is like a drug
in terms of our future.
However, I believe that it is the government’s duty to look more closely at the difficulties that the people are currently experiencing and
to take care of public sentiment.
In particular, we must take better care of the lives of those in need who are at the limit.
We will get closer to the people,
go deeper into the people’s lives,
listen to the difficulties on the ground, and take
more active care of the people’s lives.
We will implement policies that are actually helpful to the people
at a faster pace, and fill in the gaps
through public livelihood debates with the people.
In order to narrow the time gap between policy and the field, we will focus our efforts on promoting customized policies
by more accurately identifying field demands.
We have been working to break down the walls of ministries by identifying national tasks through the policy demands of the people, but
we must acknowledge that the needs of the people are very diverse and pursue customized policies
to meet the needs of the various people.
At the same time, structural reform for the future of the Republic of Korea cannot be stopped.
We will continue to pursue the three major reforms of labor, education, and pension, as well as
medical reform, but
we will be more mindful and listen to reasonable opinions.
The government will need to work more closely with the National Assembly while taking responsibility for what it can do.
The budget and bills needed to stabilize people’s livelihoods must
be clearly explained to the National Assembly and
communicated more. We ask the State Council members to do their best until the end to ensure that the bills are being promoted by each ministry are passed
before the end of the 21st National Assembly.
We will think more deeply about what changes the people want and
what is the path for the people and the country. If it is for the sake of the people’s livelihood, we will not hesitate to do anything.
Let us all listen more closely to the voices of the people and make even more efforts
to solve the difficulties faced by the people.
I hope that the members of the State Council will create an atmosphere of working in public office
to stabilize the lives of the people. In addition, please always check to see if there is any disruption in discipline.
In the early morning of April 13th,
Iran attacked Israel.
The Israel-Hamas situation that broke out in October last year
appears to be spreading throughout the Middle East.
Our government is operating
an economic security emergency preparedness system in close cooperation with relevant countries.
The armed conflict taking place in the Middle East
is not someone else’s problem that happened far away.
The Strait of Hormuz is a key energy transport route
through which a quarter of global oil trade and a fifth
of LNG gas trade pass.
Unrest in the Middle East region
is directly linked to rising international oil prices, which causes enormous damage
to our economy and supply chain.
In particular, 60% of the oil used in Korea
is transported through the Strait of Hormuz, and
Korea’s dependence on crude oil from the Middle East reaches 72%.
The enormous increase in transportation costs and the rise in international oil prices
will directly lead to an increase in our prices and
cause greater suffering to the common people.
Considering the seriousness of this issue, I convened the ministers of the relevant ministries and chaired an emergency economic and security meeting
on the afternoon of the 14th.
Above all, the government will strengthen safety measures for overseas citizens, ships, and embassies
to protect the safety of our people.
In addition, we comprehensively reviewed the impact that
international oil price fluctuations will have on our economy depending on the possibility of the situation escalating or prolonging.
We ask that each ministry do its best to manage the situation
by operating an analysis and management system for energy supply and supply chain.
In addition, we must proactively respond
to various types of risk factors that may arise.
We ask that you maintain a firm preparedness posture for the impact of instability in the Middle East
on our security and
the possibility of North Korea’s provocations.
Today is the 10th anniversary of the Sewol ferry disaster.
Although 10 years have passed,
the situation on April 16, 2014
is still vivid in my eyes.
We pray that the unfortunate victims rest in peace, and
once again
offer our deepest condolences to their bereaved families.Reporter Nam Gi-woong, Mobile Reporting Departmentnkw778@hanmail.net
