President Lee Jae-myung Calls for Bold Normalization of Abnormal Practices in Government Briefings

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President Lee Jae-myung has conducted his second government ministry work briefing since taking office, which was broadcast live. President Lee ordered bold normalization efforts, stating that there are too many abnormal practices in our society, such as collusion and tax delinquency.

Reporter Kang Cheongwan has the story.

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President Lee Jae-myung received his second government ministry work briefing since his inauguration at the Blue House Guest House under the theme of "An Irreplaceable Republic of Korea Felt Through Daily Life."

Unlike the first briefing last year, about 20 citizens participated in today's (July 15) session, which included the Ministry of Finance and Economy, the National Tax Service, the Korea Customs Service, the Public Procurement Service, the National Data Agency, the Financial Services Commission, and the Ministry of Planning and Budget.

President Lee emphasized "reform and innovation," stating that while there have been many achievements since taking office, the remaining three years and 11 months of his term are even more important.

[President Lee Jae-myung: We must prepare well for the implementation of long-term policies in line with our national planning goals, and we must also do a good job in correcting the problems that have existed within our system.]

He also noted that there are too many abnormal practices in our society, citing recent issues such as price collusion on petroleum products by oil refiners, manipulation of commodity prices, and tax delinquency as examples.

He pointed out that a common complaint among the public is that oil refiners raise the prices of petroleum products in advance when international crude oil prices rise, but are slow to lower them when crude oil prices fall.

President Lee stated that great effort is required in the process of normalizing the abnormal, and ordered that such tasks be carried out boldly, even if it means temporarily increasing personnel to get the job done.

Tomorrow, the Ministry of Science and ICT, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, and the Ministry of Health and Welfare will present their work briefings.

(Video reporting: Jung Sang-bo, Yoon Hyung | Video editing: Yoo Mi-ra)
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