문 대통령, '추경안 신속 통과로 경제 활력 불어 넣는 것 급선무'
President Moon Jae-in says lawmakers need to swiftly pass the government's supplementary budget bill and put those funds to work to breathe life into the economy.
The president was briefed today on the economy... by finance minister Hong Nam-ki.
In that meeting, the president stressed the seriousness of getting the budget bill deliberated on, which it's been waiting on for over a month.
That meeting also covered investment and innovation in the manufacturing industry.
The president emphasized that it's important to revive corporate investment sentiment, and told the finance minister to improve communication with that sector.
The president also ordered his economic team to take into account economic circumstances at home and abroad in their policies for the latter half of the year.