Song Young-gil and Lee Jun-seok Agree on Nationwide Disaster Relief Fund (Breaking News)

[Asia Economy Reporter Minji Lee] On the 12th, Song Young-gil, leader of the Democratic Party, and Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, agreed to provide a 'nationwide disaster relief fund' through the second supplementary budget (supplementary budget).

Leader Song and Leader Lee held a dinner meeting in Yeouido that evening and reached this agreement, Democratic Party senior spokesperson Ko Yong-jin and People Power Party senior spokesperson Hwang Bo-seung-hee reported.

On the same day, Senior Spokesperson Ko said, "It seems that the two leaders reached a consensus that it is right to move toward providing the fund to all citizens," adding, "The timing of the payment is understood to be when the quarantine situation stabilizes a bit." Senior Spokesperson Hwang also explained, "As far as the current proposals have been reviewed, it is understood that they agreed to also seek ways to provide much stronger support to small business owners who have suffered damage."