The ruler and the opposition parties that have taken up the meaning of ‘selective payment of disaster subsidies’ … Disagree with each other

Together with the new leader of the Democratic Party, Lee Nak-yeon, and Kim Jong-in, chairman of the emergency countermeasures committee of the Future Integration Party, they have practically agreed to selectively pay the emergency support funds in case of disaster and organize the fourth supplementary budget. As the Democratic Party with 176 seats in the National Assembly and the leader of the Unified Party, the first opposition party, mustered their will, the possibility that pre-Chuseok subsidies would be paid increased. However, disagreements within the ruling party about the payment target and concerns about an increase in the national debt within the fiscal and unified party are expected to act as variables.

Representative Lee met with President Kim in the National Assembly on the 1st and said: “It is inevitable to organize the fourth supplementary administration,” and said: “The party is in discussions, but I think it will come to a conclusion in the future.” . Earlier, President Kim asked Lee, “It is the unification party and my position is that we must selectively support those who suffer economically by organizing the fourth supplemental administration.” . At the meeting that day, the leadership of the opposition parties reaffirmed the position of the selective payment of subsidies.

Representative Lee emphasized, “It won’t take a few days for a conclusion to come out.” The Democratic Party held a meeting of the Party’s government office last month and placed prominence on selection payments before Chuseok.

However, the possibility of experiencing difficulties in the process of determining the actual payment target cannot be excluded. This is because, while the Democratic Party advocates selective payment to the lowest 50% of income and the entire population, part of the government and the Unified Party are at odds with the method of obtaining resources through government bonds. It is also a task to find a way to alleviate the complaints of citizens who were excluded from the payment target when the payment is confirmed as a selective payment. Even at the time of the first subsidy payment in May this year, the current goal was set at the bottom 70% of income, but various controversies have changed the entire population to date.

That same day, the opposition parties opened the National Assembly on a 100-day calendar until December 9, but it creaked from day one. The meeting with the Speaker of the National Assembly, Park Byeong-seok, scheduled for that day was canceled. During the next session of the ordinary assembly, even if the internal representatives who run each party with the same authority as the party representatives meet again to discuss the direction of the ordinary assembly legislation, it is “my field.” First, positions on important issues are established in parallel. Disagreements over the controversial bill are tough too. Both the ruling and opposition parties are shouting ‘cooperation’ with their mouths, but the observation that the regular ‘showdown’ assembly could be re-enacted is the background.

In his opening remarks in the main conference room, President Park emphasized: “There can be no separate opposition parties in the face of the national crisis,” and emphasized: “Let us be a single team of 300 members of the National Assembly to become a National Assembly of support for the people “. At the same time, the ruling and opposition parties ordered intensive deliberation and expedited processing of the new coronavirus infection-related bill (Corona 19) and the public welfare bill.

Despite President Park’s call, the ‘kickoff meeting’ of Democratic Party leader Kim Tae-nyeon and future United Party leader Joo Ho-young, planned immediately after the opening ceremony, collapsed just 30 minutes before start time. A Democratic Party official announced that it was canceled because internal state representatives were unable to meet. It is known that the main representative of the hospital was not satisfied with the adjustment of the agenda and notified the office of the president of his absence. Representative Joo met with reporters at the National Assembly and complained that “the president’s office appears not to be neutral.”

Even if the ordinary National Assembly is on the right track, there are not a mountain or two that opposition parties have to overcome. First, it is necessary to solve the problems related to the provision of emergency grants for disasters and the 4th supplementary budget. Although the new chairman of the Democratic Party, Lee Nak-yeon, and the chairman of the BDP of the Unification Party, Kim Jong-in, have agreed to general discussions such as the selective payment of subsidies and the formation of the fourth supplementary administration, there is no one small chance of disagreement between the two parties on each issue. Some members of the Democratic Party continue to argue that payments should be made to the entire population, and the unified party actually opposes the payment of subsidies due to the increasing burden of the national debt. In the course of the discussion, there is no chance that the ruling and opposition parties, aware of the re-election of the mayors of Seoul and Busan next year, and the presidential elections of 2022, will change their position to pay the public.

In addition, the two sides are acutely faced with various problems, such as the reorganization of the standing committee, the establishment of a public medical school and increasing the capacity of the medical school, the launch of a criminal investigation center for high-ranking public officials and legislation related to real estate. There are also a lot of bills on topics such as the amendment to the National Assembly Law and Law 3 of Fair Economy. In this situation, the Democratic Party augurs a legislative impulse. Representative Kim Won-nae lobbied the opposition party, taking a firm stance, saying: “I will responsibly promote the legislation necessary for the Moon Jae-in administration to complete the task of state affairs.” On the other hand, the head of the main house said: “(The ruling party) will self-destruct the offensive of the ruling party after reviewing the legislation related to the real estate sector that disrupted the market and made it difficult for tenants, and pressing again for it to be process several bills. ” . The ordinary National Assembly will be held on a schedule of △ representative speeches of the negotiating organizations from 7 to 8, questions to the government from 14 to 17, national a national audit from October 5 to 24 and △ budget review for the next year after the end of the National Assembly. / Reporter Lim Ji-hoon [email protected]

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