While the number of representatives of underage workplaces with an annual salary of more than 100 million won has reached 20 over the past five years, one of them under the age of 5 should be included, and it was pointed out that the crackdown on expedient inheritance should be strengthened.
According to the data on the "income distribution status by age group of representatives of minors' workplaces over the past five years" received from the National Health Insurance Corporation by Rep. Jin Sun-mi of the Democratic Party of Korea, a member of the National Assembly's education committee, as of August 2024, there were 360 representatives of minors' workplaces nationwide.By income
, 20 representatives of minors' workplaces exceeding 100 million won per year, 41 representatives exceeding 50 million won to less than 100 million won, and 299 representatives under 50 million won.
In particular, representatives of underage businesses with annual salaries of more than 100 million won were 12 from 11 to 15, followed by five from 16 to 17, and two from 6 to 10. There is also one person under the age of five.
Representative Jin Sun-mi said, "This is not only a special case of a few individuals, but evidence that income inequality is widespread throughout society," adding, "We need to strictly crack down on illegal expedient inheritance by exploiting the fact that minors can register as business operators under the tax law."
Reporter Lee Yu Na from Digital News Team.
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