"No Need to Be Bound by Criticisms of Policy Shifts"

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President Lee Jae-myung has stated that there is no need to be overly concerned about outside criticism when the government modifies its policies. This is interpreted as a remark mindful of recent criticisms surrounding the process of revising the government's real estate tax reform plan. Meanwhile, following criticisms over the irresponsible police response that surfaced in the Jang Miran case, mentions of a police reform body also followed.

Reporter Kang Cheongwan has the details.

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Presiding over a cabinet meeting, President Lee Jae-myung stated that as the budget season approaches, the government should shift its expanded fiscal capacity toward a productive fiscal strategy that invests in the future.

In particular, he said this is not the time to fall into the error of being obsessed with immediate fiscal figures, emphasizing the necessity of an expansionary fiscal policy that channels financial resources into efficient and productive areas.

President Lee also instructed officials to maintain an open attitude in reviewing opinions presented by the National Assembly or the public even after the submission of the government budget bill, stating the following:

[President Lee Jae-myung: Sometimes, when government policies are modified by accepting the opinions of the National Assembly, people criticize them for flip-flopping, criticizing you whether you sit or lie down. There is no need to be overly bound by such things.]

He added that policies are ultimately decided through the government proposing a draft and the National Assembly deliberating on it, which is interpreted as having in mind the outside criticisms raised during the recent process where the real estate tax reform plan was modified through discussions in the National Assembly.

[President Lee Jae-myung: I hope we will not be overly shaken by changes made during the National Assembly deliberation process itself.]

Comments also followed regarding the irresponsible police response and lax discipline issues that resurfaced in the recent disappearance case of Jang Miran.

President Lee emphasized that serious problems regarding recent lax police discipline and irresponsible behavior in public security cases have emerged, making a system overhaul necessary.

He continued by saying, "It appears that the police will wield the greatest power among state institutions in the future," and asked the Prime Minister's Office to formulate police reform measures to dispel concerns arising from this.

(Camera Journalist: Jung Sang-bo, Yoon Hyung | Video Editing: Chang Hyun-ki)
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