[On-site Video+] Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, "It is very regrettable that the budget for the reduction will be handled alone...I'm deeply sorry."

[Anchor]
With next year's government budget, which only reflects the opposition party's opinion on reducing the special activity costs of the presidential office and the prosecution, approved by the National Assembly's Special Committee on Budget and Accounts, Deputy Prime Minister Choi Sang-mok will express his position.

It seems that he will express his opposition to the opposition party's reduction plan, so let's go to the National Assembly site.

[Choi Sang-mok / Deputy Prime Minister for Economy and Minister of Economy and Finance
Today, the government is very sorry and deeply sorry that the opposition party has dealt with the reduction amendment alone.

In the meantime, the government has done its best to deliberate on the budget bill to deal with the legal deadline of the Budget and Accounts Committee in the sense that it puts priority on stabilizing people's livelihoods and economic vitality.

However, if the budget bill, which the opposition party handled the reduction amendment alone today, is implemented, there will be many problems, but I will point out three things.

The first is likely to paralyze the essential functions of the state.

Since the reserve funds have been drastically cut now, it will be difficult to respond immediately in the event of unexpected events such as disasters and disasters.

The second is that we miss the golden time to respond quickly to the waves of external uncertainty that are coming in now.

Now, the world has experienced such great uncertainty that the budget plan is the launch of a new government in the United States after we submitted the government proposal.

So all countries are preparing for a war without gunfire.

So the next few months will be a golden time for our companies to determine their fate.

Therefore, the government has not been able to provide additional support to strengthen the competitiveness of our industry.

It's a very serious problem. Third, we did not include additional support for them during the budget review process because the difficulties of our small business owners and vulnerable groups are increasing.

In the end, the damage to this, which the opposition party alone voted for today's reduction budget, is likely to end up with the Korean people.

I feel sorry.

And I'm very sorry.

Thank you.