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About 70% of this supplement, 23 trillion 800 billion won, will be filled by issuing deficit bonds. In order to escape the current economic crisis, it is of course necessary to actively utilize finances, but it is also worth noting that the rate of increasing debt is too fast.

This is reporter Jeon Hyung-woo.

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23 trillion and 800 billion won of deficit bonds are issued by this supplement, the increase in the amount of debt raised this year will exceed 111 trillion won.

The ratio of national debt to gross domestic product (GDP) rises by more than 5 percentage points a year to reach the middle of 40%.

The government emphasizes that it is better than 110% of OECD countries, and has the power to actively solve the financial problems.

[Hong Nam-ki/Deputy Prime Minister: Shouldn't we be able to bear enough if the finances play an active role to drive growth in a short period of time and to recover the healthy finances?] The

national debt ratio itself is not at risk level, but it is a problem Is the rate at which debt grows.

[Kim So-young/Professor, Department of Economics, Seoul National University: Even after the corona is over, the country's debt will rise considerably at the rate of next year, and there may be some concerns.]

Especially in small open economies like Korea, it is highly likely to negatively affect foreign credit.

So, the Audit Office recently proposed to consider the introduction of fiscal rules to secure mid- to long-term fiscal soundness, but an official from the Blue House said, "At the moment, I don't think of a way to make legislation."

[Kim So-young/Professor, Department of Economics, Seoul National University: On average, you should not raise more than a few percent of national debt. If you create a rule like this, you can use your financial resources wherever you need it in the

long term .] Financial resources to maintain medium-to-long-term fiscal soundness It is pointed out that it is also necessary to prepare measures for securing.

(Video coverage: Park Dae-young, Video editing: Seon-Tak Kim)

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