Han Deok-soo "Short-term deficit… 'Securing financial soundness' in the mid-to-long term"

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Prior to the nomination of Prime Minister Han Deok-soo, the elected Yoon Seok-yeol handed over the entire draft of the ministerial appointment to the candidate, the elected officials said.

The president-elect explains that the purpose was to actually implement the so-called 'responsible prime minister system', in which the prime minister proposes the appointment of a minister and oversees state affairs.

Next is reporter Eom Min-jae.

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President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol had dinner with candidate Han Deok-soo for three hours the day before his nomination for prime minister.

The day before this meeting, the elected official explained that he had handed the entire proposal for the appointment of the first cabinet minister to a candidate in advance and requested a preliminary review.

It is the will of the elected president, "I will do the responsible prime minister system properly."

[Kim Eun-hye / Elected Spokesperson: I think that this is the moment when the Prime Minister’s right to recommend personnel, guaranteed by law, has come into effect.

] side said.

A candidate who first came to the office of the personnel hearing preparation team emphasized 'financial soundness' once again.

[Han Deok-soo / Candidate for Prime Minister: Korea's debt is growing too fast (so), and in the mid- to long-term, we must have the will and goal to bring about the soundness of our finances.]

"It is inevitable that finance and finance play a role in the short-term to overcome the Corona crisis," and suggested that deficit government bonds could be issued in addition to spending restructuring for the second supplementary budget, but the goal of fiscal management should be clear.

In a meeting with SBS before the nomination, one candidate said, "As soon as the short-term crisis is resolved, securing financial soundness immediately becomes the president's agenda."

One candidate also emphasized the promotion of harmonious policies regarding the solution of the real estate problem, saying, "We need to increase supply by easing the reconstruction regulations, but we need to keep in mind side effects such as price instability."

(Video coverage: Park Young-il, Yang Doo-won, video editing: Kim Jin-won)

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Here is reporter Eom Min-jae covering the Insu Committee.

[Reporter Eom Min-jae: In the past, other candidates for minister have also worked as an advisor to Kim & Chang at the personnel hearings.

In 2007, Minister of Strategy and Finance Yoon Jeung-hyeon received 600 million won a year, and in 2010, Minister of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs Kwon Do-yeop received 127 million won for five months.

Candidate Han Deok-soo's pay is also not small.

In addition, one candidate also served as an advisor to Kim & Chang in 2002, then went back to public office and worked as an advisor again this time, so it is expected that a hearing battle will be held over the relationship between roles and remuneration.]

[Reporter Eom Min-jae: In 2003, there was a suspicion that Lone Star purchased Korea Exchange Bank at a low price.

For Lone Star, an industrial capital, to take over KEB, a financial institution, the BIS ratio, that is, the equity capital ratio, had to drop below 8%. was able to get

A candidate worked as an advisor at Kim & Chang, who represented Lone Star as a legal representative, so suspicions arose during the Prime Minister's personnel hearing in 2007.

Let's listen.]

[Joo Jin-hee/Former Grand National Party member: Did you not play a leading role?]

[Hand Deok-soo/Prime Minister candidate (2007, personnel hearing): Absolutely none.

During the audit of the Board of Audit and Inspection or the prosecution's investigation process, my name is mentioned, for example, if you check whether it is being audited or subject to investigation, you will know immediately.]

[Reporter Eom Min-jae: The Democratic Party organized a personnel verification task force within this week and foretold full-scale verification.]

[Park Hong-geun/Democratic Party Leader: History in previous governments is not important.

The public is interested in the future, not the past.]

[Reporter Eom Min-jae: The Democratic Party, in particular, predicted that the Moon Jae-in administration's seven criteria for personnel verification, such as illegal property growth, tax evasion, and transfer of disguise, are the basic of the basics and will raise a stricter standard. I

did.]

(Video editing: Park Soo-sun)