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Spokesperson Kang Min-seok “I just coordinated the positions of the party, the government and the government.”
Chey Jae-sung, CEO of the Blue House (left), and Kim Jong-ho, CEO Min Jeong-ho, are chatting at a directors and advisers meeting held at the Blue House on the 14th.
In response to some media reports, the proponent of the idea of paying communication fees to the nation on behalf of disaster support related to the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) was Choi Jae-seong, Director politician, Kang Min-seok, spokesman for the Blue House, said: It was only in tune, and nothing more and nothing less, ”he denied on the 22nd.
On this day, some media reported that Choi was the first person to propose a plan to pay 20,000 won for communications to all citizens aged 13 and over, promoted by the government.
Earlier, the government established a fourth supplemental budget (additional budget) worth 7.8 trillion won and set 920 billion won in the name of paying 20,000 won for communication to the public. Before the 4th National Assembly review, communication costs of 20,000 won has become a key issue. The opposition party criticized it as “the level of the child allowance” and the ruling party rebutted that it was “better than not receiving.”
As the conflict progressed, the ruling and opposition parties agreed to a selective payment by age on the 22nd. Under the agreement, the targets for the payment of communication expenses were reduced to two age groups: ▲ 16-34 years and ▲ 65 years or older. Children ages 13-15 who receive special childcare expenses for high school students were excluded from support for communication expenses because they receive overlapping support. Consequently, the budget related budget was reduced by approximately 5206 billion won.
Representative Park Hong-geun, secretary of the Democratic Party with the Preliminary Committee, explained: “It was the result of defending the opposition party in a situation where they demanded to reduce the total amount of support for communication expenses.” did.
On the other hand, on the 10th, when the controversy over how to pay communication expenses was spreading, President Moon Jae-in said at the eighth emergency economic meeting chaired at the Blue House as “a small consolation and devotion of the government” with the purpose of supporting communication expenses.
Cheong Wa Dae’s policy director, Kim Sang-jo, appeared on the broadcast the next day, saying, “(Support for communication costs) has compensation meaning that goes beyond comfort.”
Despite opposition from the opposition, it was assessed that he was willing to adhere to the original bill of ‘Payment of 20,000 won for communication expenses’, but in the end, he turned to selective payment.
Reporter Kim Dong-pyo [email protected]
