Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung said on the 27th, “I have an idea to operate a restaurant license total system. Good regulation by a good state is necessary.” This suggests the possibility of introducing a ‘total amount of restaurant licenses’ that limits the number of restaurants.
Candidate Lee said at a national meeting of small business owners and self-employed people held at the Shinwon Market in Gwanak-gu, Seoul on the morning of the same day, “I couldn’t say that it violates autonomy, but the cap system is not a bad thing.” can),” he said.
This means that the total amount of restaurant licenses can be introduced in order to prevent the harmful effects of excessive restaurant start-ups. Candidate Lee said, “It is not an ant hell because a restaurant opened and then went bankrupt…” about the total licensing system. It is a plan to think from various angles to reduce the economic damage after opening an unprepared restaurant, but it is also likely to be controversial as to whether the state can restrict the freedom of individuals to start their own business.
He said, “The freedom to commit suicide is not freedom, eating junk food is not freedom, and the freedom to die of starvation is not freedom,” he said. Because of this (people are concerned), good regulation by a good country is necessary.”
Reporter Ko Eun-i koko@hankyung.com
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