Rival political parties show mixed reaction to President Moon Jae-in's policy speech

Описание: 문재인 대통령 연설…여 "여야 모두 협력해야" vs 야 "비현실적"

The country's political parties quickly shared their assessments of the President's message.
As usual, reactions were mixed.
The ruling party pointed out he is trying to work with parliament,... while the opposition criticized his goals and approach as unrealistic.
Kim Min-ji zooms in on the contrasting responses.
The ruling Democratic Party of Korea praised President Moon's policy address to the National Assembly,... saying it shows his willingness to cooperate and that he respects the parliament.
The party said that through the government's income-led growth policies... the country will be able to overcome low growth and polarization.

"We now have to show that we are responsible and productive as a legislature. We must not focus on political attacks,... but rather put our heads together and think only of the people's livelihoods and security. So many bills are pending."

But the main opposition Liberty Korea Party called the president's speech unrealistic,... and questioned whether the government's policies would be able to take care of economic or security issues.
It also claimed the government is not thinking about the country's financial stability down the road.

"The government's minimum wage hike and cutting of working hours will bring disaster to small companies and the self-employed,... and take away existing jobs. Can we really say this is for the people? The Moon administration needs to acknowledge the current dire economic and security situation and change the way it manages state affairs."

The center-left People's Party said that the president must not think he has all the answers -- stressing the need to listen to the voices of the opposition.

"The government cannot urge parliament to cooperate using pressure,... but rather should share ideas and yield some ground when needed."

The minor conservative Bareun Party said that the president's speech didn't really show any thought about security, growth or unity,... adding that it will closely scrutinize the government's budget bill so that it can solve pending issues.
The progressive Justice Party agreed with the direction of the overall budget proposal,... but called for a revamp of the tax system,... as a hike in taxes on the wealthy and big corporations, alone, won't be able to finance the government's plans.

(Stup)
"The ball is now in the parliament's court... with the deadline to pass the budget bill on December second.
Tense debates are likely in store during deliberations over the next month,... as rival parties wrangle over the specifics of where and how much money should be allocated. Kim Min-ji, Arirang News."

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