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Sun, December 10, 2023 | 23:21
Editorial
Bipartisan populism
[사설 읽기] 초당적 포퓰리즘
Posted : 2022-02-27 19:25
Updated : 2022-04-29 17:43
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Rival parties slammed for 'vote buying' move
여야 정당들은 ‘매표' 움직임에 대해 비난 받고 있다


The National Assembly approved a 16.9-trillion-won ($14.2-billion) supplementary budget bill Monday to provide financial support for pandemic-hit small merchants and self-employed people. It is fortunate that the ruling and opposition parties passed the bill based on bipartisanship after weeks of political haggling.
국회는 월요일 코로나19로 타격을 입은 소상공인과 자영업자를 지원하기 위해 16조 9,000억원(142억불) 규모의 추가경정예산안을 통과시켰다. 여당과 야당이 몇 주간의 정치적 실랑이 끝에 양당 합의로 법안을 통과시킨 것은 다행스러운 일이다.


Yet, the rival parties deserve criticism for trying to use the bill to their advantage in the March 9 presidential election. They have given the impression that they were more focused on maximizing their political gains rather than helping those vulnerable to the economic fallout of the public health crisis. That's why they cannot deflect criticism for using the supplementary budget for bipartisan populism to "buy votes" before the poll.
그러나 여야는 3월 9일 대통령선거에 추경안을 자신들에게 유리하게 활용하려 한다는 비판을 받아 마땅하다. 그들은 공중 보건 위기의 경제적 여파에 취약한 사람들을 돕기보다 정치적 이익을 극대화하는 데 집중했다는 인상을 주었다. 그렇기 때문에 여야는 "매표"를 위한 초당적 포퓰리즘(대중영합주의)을 위해 추경예산을 이용했다는 비판을 피할 수 없다.


The bill passed 203-1 with nine abstentions during the Assembly's plenary session. The passage came after the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) and the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) agreed to add 2.9 trillion won to the 14-trillion-won extra budget plan presented by the government last month. The bill calls for the provision of 3 million won each to 3.32 million small merchants and self-employed people. Taxi and bus drivers, low-income artists and other freelancers will also receive up to 1 million won in emergency relief aid.
이 법안은 국회 본회의에서 찬성 203, 반대 1, 기권 9로 통과되었다. 추경안 통과는 지난 달 정부가 제출한 14조원 규모의 추경안에 여당인 더불어민주당과 제1야당인 국민의힘이 2조 9천억원을 추가하기로 합의한 이후 이루어졌다. 이 예산안은 소상공인과 자영업자 332만명에게 각각 300만원씩 지원하는 내용을 담고 있다. 택시와 버스 운전기사, 저소득 예술가 등 프리랜서들도 최대 100만원의 긴급재난지원금을 받게 된다.


Now we have to look more closely at the approval process of the budget bill. First, we must point out that the DPK made a mistake of unilaterally passing the bill through the Assembly's budget committee Feb. 19. Such a move might have been necessary as the PPP opposed it arguing that the original amount of the proposed budget was too small. The DPK apparently wanted the speedy passage of the bill so that the government can provide relief money before the election ends. But it should have exhausted its efforts to reach an agreement with the PPP.
이제 우리는 예산안의 승인 과정을 좀 더 자세히 살펴봐야 한다. 첫째, 민주당이 2월 19일 국회 예결위에서 일방적으로 추경안을 통과시킨 잘못을 지적해야 한다. 이러한 일방 통과는 국민의힘이 예산안의 원래 금액이 너무 적다고 주장하며 반대했기 때문에 필요했을 수 있다. 민주당은 정부가 선거 전에 지원금을 지급할 수 있도록 법안의 조속한 통과를 원했던 것으로 보인다. 그러나 민주당은 국민의힘과 합의를 도출하기 위한 모든 노력을 기울여야 했다.


The opposition party cannot avoid criticism either. It was engrossed in protecting its own partisan interests in dealing with the extra budget bill. The PPP even threatened to take legal action against the DPK's unilateral passage of the bill through the budget committee. However, it changed its hardline stance and moved toward bipartisanship in order to retain the support of small merchants and self-employed people.
야당도 비판을 피할 수 없다. 국민의힘은 추경안을 다룰 때 자신의 당파적 이익을 보호하는 데 몰두했다. 국민의힘은 민주당의 예산안 예결위 단독 통과에 대해 법적 조치를 취하겠다고 위협하기도 했다. 그러나 소상공인과 자영업자의 지지를 유지하기 위해 강경 입장을 바꿔 초당적 합의로 선회했다.


The public has already grown tired of watching the repeated partisan confrontations of the rival parties over previous pandemic-related supplementary budget bills which totaled 50 trillion won in 2021 and 67 trillion won in 2020. They no longer want to see such a thing happen again. They also worry about populist pledges being made by presidential candidates. DPK candidate Lee Jae-myung proposed to offer 35 trillion won in COVID-19 relief handouts, while PPP candidate Yoon Suk-yeol pledged 50 trillion won.
2021년 50조원, 2020년 67조원에 달하는 이전의 코로나 관련 추경예산안을 놓고 여야의 당파적 대립이 반복되는 모습에 국민들은 이미 싫증이 나 있다. 그들은 더 이상 이런 일이 일어나지 않기를 바란다. 그들은 또한 대선 후보들의 포퓰리즘 공약에 대해 걱정하고 있다. 민주당 이재명 후보는 코로나19 재난지원금으로 35조원을 제시했고, 국민의힘 윤석열 후보는 50조원을 약속했다.


Whoever wins the election, the next government will have to push for another extra budget bill to keep such populist campaign promises. All of the candidates should pay more attention to the snowballing budget deficit and national debt. They must keep in mind that populism and dog-eat-dog partisan strife pose a serious threat to the country's survival and democracy.
누가 선거에서 이기든 차기 정부는 이러한 포퓰리즘 선거 공약을 지키기 위해 또 다른 추경안을 추진해야만 한다. 모든 후보자는 눈덩이처럼 불어나는 재정 적자와 국가 부채에 더 많은 관심을 기울여야 한다. 그들은 포퓰리즘과 극심한 당파 투쟁이 국가의 생존과 민주주의에 심각한 위협이 되고 있음을 명심해야 한다.


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KEY WORDS
■ budget 예산
■ advantage 유리한 점
■ vulnerable 취약한
■ relief (영세민에 대한 정부의) 재정 지원[보조금]
■ unilaterally 일방적으로
■ engrossed 몰두한


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