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Public Overwhelmingly Supports Repealing Short Communication Law and Easing Supermarket Regulations

◆Seoul Economic Daily/Gallup Korea regular poll

For conservatives and progressives, repealing the short communication law will “reduce the burden of communication costs.”

There is a strong response from the public to the ‘live regulatory reform’ led by the President’s Office.

58% support the abolition of compulsory holiday closures in large supermarkets

First Vice Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Kang Kyeong-seong (first from right) explains plans to rationalize sales regulations for large supermarkets at a briefing on the livelihood regulation sector and the People’s Livelihood Debate held at the Seoul Government Center on the afternoon of the 22nd. random news

It was found that 6 out of 10 citizens are in favor of the government’s policy to remove the mandatory closure regulation on public holidays that applies to large supermarkets. More than half of the respondents, whether they were conservative or progressive, positively evaluated the government’s announcement that it would repeal the ‘Act on Improving the Distribution Structure of Mobile Communication Terminal Devices’ (Dantong Act) although in order to cause a reduction in the number of households. communication costs. Before that, the President’s Office held a people’s livelihood debate on the 22nd under the theme of ‘Reforming Lifestyle Regulations’ and decided to promote the relaxation of business regulations for large supermarkets and the repeal of the Single Tong Act.

In a survey conducted by the Seoul Economic Daily on 1,011 men and women over the age of 18 across the country on the 25th and 26th, and commissioned by the public opinion polling agency Gallup Korea, 58% of respondents were in favor of repealing the mandatory supermarket closing regulations big on public holidays. Only 33% of respondents said they were ‘against’. In the case of the abolition of compulsory public holiday closures in large supermarkets, support (53-66%) of all age groups except those in their 50s was almost twice as much as opposition (27-33%). For those in their 50s, the votes for (48%) and against (45%) were very close within the margin of error.

Thanks to this public opinion, the government’s plan to ease regulations will be implemented, and large supermarkets will be able to designate weekdays, not public holidays, as mandatory closing days. The government also plans to allow online delivery during supermarket opening hours.

When asked about their position on the abolition of the Dantong Act, 55% responded ‘in favor’ and 31% responded ‘against’. In particular, in the case of the repeal of the Dantong Act, more than half of public opinion was in favor regardless of their ideological orientation. This is unusual given that progressive respondents in many opinion polls react critically to the policies of Yoon Seok-yeol’s government.

The analysis that public dissatisfaction has been confirmed is supported by the fact that the Single Telecommunications Act, which was enacted to protect consumers, actually leads to a high burden of communication costs. The Conservatives said that 62% of them were in favor of repealing the Single Tongue Act and 22% were against it. Among centrist and progressive respondents, 51% and 54%, respectively, responded in favor. Even when restricted to Democratic Party of Korea supporters, 51% were in favor of repealing the Single Tong Act.

The 5th regular poll was conducted by Seoul Economic Daily and Gallup Korea on the 25th and 26th targeting 1,011 men and women over the age of 18 across the country. The margin of error is ±3.1 percentage points at the 95% confidence level.

The survey was conducted via telephone interviews using 100% virtual (secure) mobile phone numbers provided by three domestic telecommunications companies, and the response rate was 15.5%. For more information, please refer to the National Election Opinion Survey Discussion Committee website.

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