President Lee Jae-myung Calls for Sufficient Consultation on Unemployment Benefit and Employment Insurance Reform

President Lee Jae-myung received a report from Ryu Deok-hyun, Presidential Secretary for Fiscal Planning, on plans to reform unemployment benefits and stabilize employment insurance finances today (July 2). During the meeting, he emphasized that "it is crucial to sufficiently collect opinions from all stakeholders during the policy implementation process."

President Lee expressed this view during a closed-door discussion at the meeting of senior secretaries at the Blue House, according to a written briefing by Kang Yu-jung, Chief Spokesperson for the Blue House.

In particular, the Chief Spokesperson noted that President Lee suggested the institutionalization of a public opinion gathering body with the characteristics of a citizens' assembly to facilitate the process of collecting feedback and fostering public discourse.

Meanwhile, President Lee also received a report from Lee Ju-hyung, Secretary for Youth Affairs, regarding the analysis of the youth budget and plans to restructure youth policies.

Secretary Lee explained that there is a need for youth policies that are highly visible and tangible, noting that the Culture and Arts Pass, which provides support for concert, exhibition, and movie ticket expenses, has shown high levels of satisfaction and perceived value among young people.

In response, Chief Spokesperson Kang stated that President Lee asked detailed questions regarding the current age eligibility, usage conditions, application environment, terms of application, and budget scale for the Culture and Arts Pass. He further suggested that if a policy has high satisfaction and tangible benefits, plans should be developed to expand it or apply it to other policy areas.

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