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national development strategy after the Corona, the government has announced a plan for the'Korean Version New Deal' worth 160 trillion won.

A plan to create a'New Deal Fund' to support not only government finances but also private investments for the necessary financial resources has come out, and there are three main types.

First, the'policy-type New Deal Fund', in which funds are directly invested by the government and public institutions, is created with a scale of 20 trillion won, and the private'New Deal Infrastructure Fund' that invests in social infrastructure has a tax benefit.

In addition, we decided to activate the'Private New Deal Fund' that invests in related companies.



For more details, reporter Park Chan-geun will report.



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First of all, out of 20 trillion won in the'policy-type New Deal Fund', 7 trillion won from the government and public institutions is in charge of subordinated investment.



If a fund loses, it means that the loss is taken up first, greatly reducing the chances of a loss for private investors.



[Seongsu Eun/Chairman of Finance Committee: It is not stated on the product that'the principal is guaranteed', but there is sufficient character to guarantee the principal after the fact...

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government predicted that more than the Treasury Bond yield, ie more than 1.5% per year, would be possible.



Tax benefits are given to the profits of the'New Deal Infrastructure Fund' that invest more than a certain percentage of the infrastructure related to the New Deal.



Separate taxation of 9% is applied, which is significantly lower than the current level.



The idea is to induce abundant liquidity in the market due to low interest rates into a productive field with a de facto principal guarantee and tax benefits.



But there are also many concerns.



The government has cited smart schools and hydrogen charging stations as examples, but the target and method of investment are not yet clear.



If government finances carry the risk of loss, the risk of loss for fund investors may eventually be passed on to the general taxpayer.



[Ha Jun-kyung / Professor of Economics at Hanyang University: It is said that it gives benefits, but the government cannot guarantee 100% of stability.

That's a matter for individuals to judge.] In



the case of infrastructure investments, long-term investments for more than 5 years are required, so how well individual investors respond will be key to success.



(Video coverage: Jung Seong-hwa, video editing: Kim Jong-tae, CG: Seo Seung-hyun, Lee Jun-ho)