[사설] Self-employed person’s loss compensation law, necessary, but not stubborn

Discussions on legalizing compensation for losses for self-employed persons directly hit by Corona 19 are in earnest. It is a plan to relieve the self-employed business in crisis facing the opening of a store with repeated distances with government finances. As the number of confirmed cases has recently decreased, the group ban is easing, but the damage to the face-to-face industry is still serious. Some industries that have been pushed on the cliff of livelihoods are increasingly protesting that they will operate even if they pay fines.

As the situation is serious, it is advisable to discuss self-employed loss compensation. However, it appears to be rushing without elaborate review, raising concern. In particular, before the mayoral election in April, it cannot be cleared whether the passport will be used as another populist fiscal distribution card. That’s why Prime Minister Chung Sye-gyun raised his voice yesterday, saying, “Is this country the country of the Ministry of Information and Finance” about the negative currents of the Ministry of Strategy and Finance at a meeting to discuss how to legislate the loss compensation system. It is said that Prime Minister Jung was greatly criticized when Kim Yong-beom, the first vice minister of the Ministry of Information, commented on compensation for losses, saying, “It is difficult to find a country that has been legislated.”

The Ministry of Finance, which is in charge of finance, has no choice but to show a prudent attitude in consideration of the overseas situation and our financial situation. Nevertheless, even after the meeting, Prime Minister Chung said, “There are always opposition and resistance forces in the process of reform, but in the end, we will return to death. In the political world, this is interpreted as an extension of the criticism of “Is it the country of the Ministry of Information?” This is the second time Prime Minister Jung’s “beating the Ministry of Finance” after the former National Disaster Support Fund was paid in April of last year. Wouldn’t this be a sign of dissatisfaction that the Ministry of Finance is holding back every fiscal expansion card released by the ruling party?

However, it is absolutely not advisable to push the government department responsible for finance. As the election approaches, the government and the ruling party are already pushing anti-market policies against the resumption of short selling, which is an essential device of the stock market, following the promotion of the corporate profit-sharing system and the self-employed interest reduction law. Even Prime Minister Chung, who should take the lead, said, “It is not desirable to resume short selling.” In this situation, it is difficult to avoid the misunderstanding that making a loss compensation method without elaborate investigation and planning is another card for the referee. To dispel these concerns, we hope to listen to the opinions of the working ministries and devise a plan to ensure both equity and effectiveness. After objectively grasping the amount of damage such as actual income reduction and rent burden, systematic customized design should be made. That way, effective financial support can be provided that can help the self-employed, who have suffered a lot of damage, while avoiding disputes on equity.



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