A committee under the direct control of the President will be in charge of promoting policies and projects for national unity.
At the first official cabinet meeting presided over by President Yoon Seok-yeol at the government complex in Sejong on the 26th, the government decided on the 'Regulations on the Establishment and Operation of the National Integration Committee' containing these contents.
This is the first presidential committee since the inauguration of the Yun Seok-yeol government.
The government explained, "To heal the wounds and conflicts inherent in our society and to effectively promote policies and projects for national unity, the National Integration Committee is established under the leadership of the President."
In his remarks, President Yoon said, "I ask each ministry to actively cooperate with the newly launched National Integration Committee and do their best for national unity." ' he urged.
At today's cabinet meeting, an amendment to the Enforcement Decree of the Income Tax Act was also proposed to temporarily exclude heavy capital gains tax on multi-family homeowners and adjust the calculation method for the period of ownership of a house in order to receive non-taxation of capital gains tax.
"This is to temporarily ease the tax burden for the stability of the real estate market and to improve the housing welfare of the people," said President Yoon. .
President Yoon also pointed out the recent fires in warehouses, saying, "Fire occurs repeatedly in the process of building or using warehouses." I did.
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