민주당, '경제 살리기' 위해 보편적 현금 보조금 추진 - The Korea Herald

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Democratic Party of Korea pushes universal cash subsidies to ‘save economy’Opposition head rejects president’s criticisms of being “populist”

민주당, '경제 살리기' 위해 보편적 현금 보조금 추진 '포퓰리즘' 대통령 비판 거부

By Kim Arin

The Korea Herald

Published : April 17, 2024 - 16:59

Rep. Lee Jae-myung, the chairperson of the Democratic Party of Korea, arrives for a meeting with the rest of the party leadership on Wednesday. (Yonhap)

The Democratic Party of Korea on Wednesday proposed doling out monetary subsidies of some 14 trillion won ($10.1 billion) in total to boost consumption, reiterating the party’s key general election pledge.

민주당은 수요일 당의 주요 총선 공약을 거듭 강조하면서 소비 진작을 위해 총 14조원의 금전적 보조금을 지급할 것을 제안했습니다.

During a leadership meeting, the Democratic Party’s leader Rep. Lee Jae-myung said his party would put forward an official proposal for adopting what he called “emergency measures” to “restore livelihoods and save the economy.”

Making a case for universal cash payments, he said that the “South Korean people’s livelihoods and our economy are in total ruins.”

민주당 이재명 대표는 지도부 회의에서 '생계 회복과 경제 살리기'를 위해 이른바 '비상대책' 채택을 공식 제안하겠다고 밝혔습니다
그는 보편적인 현금 지급을 주장하면서 "한국국민의 생계와  경제가 완전히 폐허가 됐다"고 말했습니다

President Yoon Suk Yeol has called the Democratic Party plans “populist,” saying “ill-advised cash handouts can jeopardize the future of this country.”advised 

대통령은 "문제의 소지가 있는 populist의 현금 지원은 이 나라의 미래를 위태롭게 할 수 있다"며 민주당의 계획을 "populist"이라고 불렀습니다