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Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung and People’s Strength candidate Yoon Seok-yeol attended the New Year’s ceremony of the Federation of Small Businesses held in Yeouido today and promised ways to support small businesses.
Candidate Lee said, “I feel a lot of responsibility for the difficulties faced by the common people, including small business owners today.” He added, “It should be expanded to support payments in advance, pay compensation for damages caused by government orders, and provide loans if there is room to spare. do,” he claimed.
He continued, “There have been many criticisms of under-populism, so they suggested that we implement 25 trillion won to 30 trillion won, but the government’s supplementary budget bill is too small, around 14 trillion won. I hope we can reach an agreement so that we can reach the same level even if we do not reach the desired level.”
Candidate Yoon mentioned the 50 trillion won loss compensation plan and the promise of ‘half-price rent’ that he had proposed so far, emphasizing, “In an emergency, it is right to quickly identify the financial priorities and execute them where necessary.”
Candidate Yoon also explained, “We have proposed a plan to abolish quarantine passes entirely indoors where people do not wear masks or talk, and to extend business hours for businesses that meet ventilation standards by two hours and double the number of people allowed to enter.” I did.
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