Gov't to tighten belt further to improve fiscal health 정부 재정건전성증대를 위해 긴축

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내년의 정부예산은 올해보다 2.8% 증가한 긴축예산입니다.
금액으로는 656조 9천억원으로  20년 만에 가장 낮은 성장률을 보이고 있습니다.
비효율적이라고 판단되는 23조원 규모의 복수사업을 백지화하거나 축소할 예정입니다.
그러나, 가족지원, 부모육아휴직 연장, 주택구입 등 보건복지노동 분야지출은 7.5% 증가한 242조9천억원입니다.
내년에 재정적자가 92조원으로 확대되어 GDP대비 적자 비율이 3.9%가 되어 긴축예산이 불가피해 보입니다.
 
Gov't to tighten belt further to improve fiscal health
정부 재정건전성증대를 위해 긴축

By Yi Whan-woo 이환우 기자
Posted : 2023-08-29 17:10 Updated : 2023-08-29 22:11
Korea Times

President Yoon Suk Yeol bangs a gavel as he begins a weekly Cabinet meeting at the presidential office in Yongsan District in central Seoul, Tuesday. Yonhap 윤석열 대통령이 화요일 서울 용산구 청와대에서 주례 국무회의를 시작하면서 의사봉을 두드리고 있다. 연합

2024 budget to increase 2.8%, marking slowest growth in 18 years
2024년 예산 2.8% 증가, 18년 만에 가장 낮은 성장률 기록

The government plans to increase the national budget by 2.8 percent in 2024 compared to this year _ the smallest rate of growth in nearly two decades _ as it pursues belt-tightening measures to improve fiscal health amid an economic slowdown.
정부는 경기 침체 속에 재정 건전성을 개선하기 위한 긴축조치를 추진함에 따라 2024년 국가예산을 거의 20년 만에 가장 낮은 성장률로 올해와 비교하여 2.8% 늘릴 계획이다.

The Ministry of Economy and Finance on Tuesday proposed a budget of 656.9 trillion won ($495 billion) for 2024, compared to 638.7 trillion won this year.
기획재정부는 화요일에 올해 638조 7천억 원이었던 2024년 예산을 656조 9천억(4,950억 달러)원으로 제시했다.

The year-on-year increase will be the smallest seen since 2005.
전년 대비 증가율은 2005년 이후 가장 낮을 것이다.

The rate also marks a sharp fall from a 5.1 percent year-on-year increase in 2023, when the Yoon Suk Yeol administration reduced national expenditures from a year earlier to shift away from the pandemic-era stimulus policy embraced by the previous Moon Jae-in government.
이 비율은 또한 윤석열 행정부가 이전 문재인 정부가 수용했던 팬데믹 시대 경기부양정책에서 벗어나기 위해 1년 전보다 국가지출을 줄였던 2023년의 전년대비 5.1% 증가에서 큰 폭으로 하락했다.

The 2024 budget plan reflects an accelerated drop in tax revenues under the government's goal of easing the tax burden on businesses under Yoon's market-driven economic vision.
2024년 예산안은 윤 대통령의 시장주도경제 비전에 따른 기업의 세 부담 완화라는 정부목표 아래 세수감소가 가속화된 것을 반영한 것이다.

The budget estimates tax revenues to drop by a record 8.3 percent in 2024, and subsequently bring down total government income by 2.2 percent to 612.1 trillion won.
예산안은 2024년 세수가 사상 최대인 8.3% 감소한 뒤 정부 총수입을 2.2% 감소한 612조1000억 원으로 예상하고 있다.

Endorsed by the Cabinet, Tuesday, the proposed budget will be submitted to the National Assembly for approval, Friday.
화요일에 내각의 승인을 받아, 제안된 예산은 금요일에 국회에 제출되어 승인을 받을 것이다.

 "The government has made a complete transition to a policy of improving fiscal soundness, while strongly rejecting the (reckless) expansionary policy," Yoon said during a weekly Cabinet meeting.
윤 대통령은 주례 국무회의에서 "정부는 (무모한) 확장정책을 강력하게 거부하면서 재정건전성을 높이는 정책으로 완전히 전환했다"고 말했다.

He added that his government will "reduce the debt burden on future generations and instead bolster efforts for a transformation into a market-oriented and private sector-driven economy."
그는 그의 정부가 "미래세대의 부채부담을 줄이고 대신 시장 지향적이고 민간부문 주도적인 경제로의 전환을 위한 노력을 강화할 것"이라고 덧붙였다.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Choo Kyung-ho warned that the "reckless management of the national budget will deteriorate our external fiscal credibility, while burdening the future generation excessively, especially at a time of challenges to fiscal health."
추경호 부총리 겸 기획재정부 장관은 "특히 재정건전성에 도전하는 상황에서 무분별한 국가예산운용은 우리의 대외 재정 신뢰도를 떨어뜨리는 동시에 미래세대에 과도한 부담을 줄 것"이라고 경고했다.

The finance minister was referring to an estimated 58.2 trillion won shortfall in the fiscal balance for this year, which would lead to a fiscal deficit-to-GDP ratio of 2.6 percent.
기재부장관은 올해 재정수지가 58조2천억원 부족한 것으로 추정되며, 이는 GDP 대비 재정적자 비율이 2.6%가 될 것이라고 언급했다.

In 2024, the fiscal deficit is expected to expand to 92 trillion won and the ratio of the deficit to GDP is forecast to reach 3.9 percent.
2024년에는 재정적자가 92조원으로 확대되고 국내총생산(GDP) 대비 적자 비율이 3.9%에 이를 것으로 전망된다.

The 2024 deficit would surpass a 3-percent target set under the government's envisioned fiscal rule. The government eventually wants to reduce the fiscal deficit to around 2.5 percent of GDP by 2027, the final year of Yoon's presidency.
2024년 적자는 정부가 구상하는 재정규칙에 따라 설정된 3% 목표를 초과할 것이고, 정부는 결국 윤대통령 집권 마지막 해인 2027년까지 재정 적자를 GDP의 2.5% 수준으로 줄이려고 하고있다.

"Taking such unfavorable financial circumstances into account, the government will firmly adhere to the principle of improving financial soundness while making sure the budget is spent for the right purposes concerning economic revitalization, future, public safety, defense, among others," Choo said.
"이러한 불리한 재정 상황을 고려하여, 정부는 경제활성화, 미래, 공공 안전, 국방 등과 관련된 올바른 목적을 위해 예산이 사용되도록 하는 동시에 재정 건전성을 향상시키는 원칙을 확고히 고수할 것이다,"라고 추장관은 말했다.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Choo Kyung-ho speaks during a preliminary briefing on the 2024 budget proposal at Government Complex Sejong, Thursday. Yonhap 추경호 부총리 겸 기획재정부 장관이 목요일 정부 세종청사에서 열린 2024년도 예산안 사전브리핑에서 모두발언을 하고 있다. 연합

The government will scrap or scale down multiple projects worth 23 trillion won that are regarded as being inefficient.
정부는 비효율적이라고 판단되는 23조원 규모의 복수사업을 백지화하거나 축소할 예정이다.

The saved amount in turn will be spent on social welfare, incentives for childbirth and investments in key industries, public safety and disaster prevention that need more financial support.
절감된 금액은 사회복지, 출산장려금, 그리고 재정적 지원이 더 필요한 핵심산업 투자, 국민안전과 방재 등에 차례로 쓰일 예정이다.

By category, spending on health, welfare and labor will increase by 7.5 percent to 242.9 trillion won. The budget includes support for families, extending childcare leave for parents and favoring families with newborns in purchasing homes.
항목별로는 보건복지노동 분야 지출이 7.5% 증가한 242조9천억원이다. 가족지원, 부모 육아휴직 연장, 주택구입에 신생아가 있는 가족우대 등이 예산에 포함된다.

It also allocated part of the budget to encourage the use of public transportation, while slashing spending for social overhead capital construction.
또한 사회간접자본 건설을 위한 지출을 줄이면서 대중교통 이용을 장려하기 위해 예산의 일부를 할당했다.

A total 27.2 trillion won, up 4.9 percent year-on-year, will be allocated to industrial sectors and small and medium-sized enterprises.
산업부문과 중소기업에 전년 대비 4.9% 증가한 총 27조 2천억 원이 배정된다.

Another 1.9 trillion won, up from 1.5 trillion won, will be spent to stimulate sluggish export performance.
수출부진을 자극하기 위해 1조 5천억 원에서 1조 9천억 원이 더 투입된다.

A total of 7.6 trillion won will be allocated for foreign affairs and inter-Korean affairs, including official development assistance (ODA) programs and projects to raise global awareness of North Korean human rights.
공적개발원조(ODA) 프로그램과 북한 인권에 대한 세계적인 인식을 높이기 위한 사업을 포함하여 외교와 남북 문제에 총 7조 6천억 원이 배정될 것이다.

The amount especially includes 130 billion won for reconstruction projects in Ukraine.
그 금액에는 특히 우크라이나 재건사업에 들어가는 1,300억 원이 포함돼 있다.

In the meantime, the budget for unification and other activities intended to improve cross-border ties will be slashed by more than 40 percent _ the highest in 10 years. The reduction follows Yoon's view that the Unification Ministry should not be a government agency "aimed at supporting North Korea."
한편, 통일부가 "북한을 지원하는 것을 목표로 하는" 정부기관이 되어서는 안 된다는 윤 대통령의 견해에 따라, 국경을 초월한 관계를 개선하기 위한 통일예산과 다른 활동들을 위한 예산은 40% 이상 삭감될 것이다.

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