Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun said today (28th), "There was a discussion to lower social distancing, but due to a recent outbreak, we decided to review it."
Prime Minister Chung said at the Broadcast Reporters Club's debate, "The corona infection has continued to stabilize, and the situation has become uncertain again."
Regarding the self-employed loss compensation system, Prime Minister Jung explained, "It is not a tangible support, but a compensation," and said, "After institutionalization, we will be able to compensate the self-employed in a responsible manner.
However, he added that it will not be applied retroactively and it is difficult to nail the time of introduction.
Prime Minister Chung drew a line about the possibility of an increase in VAT for the loss compensation system, saying, "It is difficult to adjust the tax rate or establish a new tax item unless a public consensus is established."
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