Yoon Emphasizes Managing Prices of Key Items Like Cabbage and Radish... Urges Effective Persuasion of Medical Community

Yoon Receives Chuseok Livelihood Measures Report at Cabinet Meeting
"Must Manage Prices During Chuseok Holiday to Ease Concerns"
"Medical Reform Aimed at Better Treatment for Healthcare Workers"

President Yoon Suk-yeol is speaking at the Cabinet meeting held on the 10th at the Yongsan Presidential Office Building in Seoul. [Image source=Yonhap News]

President Yoon Suk-yeol instructed relevant ministries on the 10th to "stably manage the prices of essential items such as cabbage, radish, beef, apples, pears, chestnuts, jujubes, and fish that are placed on the Charye table, in order to alleviate the public's concerns about inflation."

Regarding medical reform, he emphasized, "It is to ensure that medical personnel receive better treatment," and urged, "We must persuade the medical community well."

President Yoon gave these instructions during a Cabinet meeting held at the Yongsan Presidential Office that morning, where he received reports on Chuseok livelihood measures and current issues from the ministers, according to a written briefing by Presidential Office spokesperson Jeong Hye-jeon.

At the meeting, Choi Sang-mok, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, reported to President Yoon that although inflation has stabilized at around 2%, concerns about living costs remain, so thorough management of prices for 20 essential items will be ensured.

Kang Do-hyung, Minister of Oceans and Fisheries, reported that efforts are underway to stabilize prices of fish such as dried yellow corvina through discount sales and release of stockpiles, and that support will be provided to farmers and fishermen affected by high water temperatures before Chuseok.

Kim Moon-soo, Minister of Employment and Labor, told President Yoon that he convened 48 regional labor office chiefs to eliminate unpaid wages and that all administrative resources will be mobilized to ensure no cases of workers not receiving wages after working.

In response, President Yoon said, "It would be good to promote the use of traditional markets widely among the public," and urged, "Please also make thorough efforts to protect vulnerable workers."

President Yoon Suk-yeol is speaking at the Cabinet meeting held on the 10th at the Yongsan Presidential Office Building in Seoul. [Image source=Yonhap News]

Cho Kyu-hong, Minister of Health and Welfare, reported on the emergency medical system during the Chuseok holiday, stating, "We will prepare thoroughly to ensure there is no anxiety," and Deputy Prime Minister Choi Sang-mok added that 3.7 billion won from the emergency medical fund has been allocated to deploy additional emergency medical personnel.

President Yoon said, "We must persuade the medical community well," and explained, "The government's medical reform aims to ensure the medical system functions properly and that medical personnel receive better treatment as the economy grows and demand for high-quality medical care increases."

He emphasized, "These points should be well explained to the public and the medical community, and everyone should cooperate to steadily promote medical reform."

President Yoon Suk-yeol is speaking at the Cabinet meeting held on the 10th at the Yongsan Presidential Office Building in Seoul.
[Image source=Yonhap News]

Additionally, Baek Won-guk, 2nd Vice Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, reported on traffic measures for the Chuseok holiday, expecting 37 million people to travel during this period, and stated that a government joint special traffic countermeasures headquarters will be established to manage traffic conditions 24 hours a day from the 13th to the 18th.

He also mentioned that tolls on all expressways nationwide will be waived for four days from the 15th to the 18th to reduce the transportation costs for citizens visiting their hometowns.

President Yoon urged, "Please provide guidance so that traveling citizens can easily know their traffic routes to minimize congestion, and manage airports well."

Furthermore, Lee Ju-ho, Deputy Prime Minister for Social Affairs and Minister of Education, reported on the Neulbom program, stating, "The Neulbom School program is well established, with a satisfaction rate of 90% among parents in the Busan area," and explained plans for universities to support the Neulbom School program.

In response, President Yoon ordered, "Provincial and metropolitan offices of education should take the lead in encouraging universities to upgrade the Neulbom School program and put more effort into supporting educational programs for middle and high schools."