Fourth grant from party government office cannot be concluded … Consensus on payment in mid-March

Lee Nak-yeon, representative of the Democratic Party, speaks at a press conference held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 14th. From left, Seoul Mayor Park Young-seon, Mayor Lee and the mayor of Seoul, Woo Sang-ho, are possible candidates. 2021.2.14 / News1 © News1 Reporter Shin Woong-soo

In addition, the Democratic Party, the government and the Blue House held a high-level council on the 14th and began discussing the 4th disaster grants, but it is known that no compromise has been found in the detailed proposals on the payment targets. . and the plan for preparing financial resources.

According to various passport officials, the party government held a meeting for about 1 hour and 50 minutes starting at 6pm that day, and after collecting the intention to pay only the fourth disaster support fund in mid-March. , budget size (additional supplement) and goal It was decided to continue discussions on detailed proposals as.

As Democratic Party Executive Director Nak-yeon Lee and House Representative Kim Tae-nyeon revealed the party’s policy on the fourth disaster support fund through a press conference earlier From the discussion with the senior administration of the party, it was expected that the concrete discussions would continue. this day, but no progress was reported.

Representative Lee and Won-nae Kim, who attended the conference, insisted on promoting the fourth sufficiently sized disaster support fund, focusing on targeted support, but it was reported that Nam-ki Hong and the Minister of Strategy and Finance they would not make any other position on this.

A passport official who attended the meeting said in a call with News 1: “The 4th disaster grant was paid in mid to late March, but the objective and financial resources were not discussed.”

The Democratic Party has proposed to withdraw from the fourth disaster support fund, which combines detection and universal support, and promotes personalized support for victims of Corona 19 (new coronavirus infection). However, narrowing the gap between the political parties does not seem easy, as they insist that the scale of the third disaster support fund (9.3 trillion won) should be increased by expanding the target and the amount of payments.

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