South Korea Proposes 'Citizen Dividend' Scheme

'Citizen dividend' '국민 배당금'

Kim Yong-beom, the presidential chief of staff for policy, on Tuesday proposed a "citizen dividend" scheme that would return part of the windfall tax revenue generated by the semiconductor boom to the public. 김용범 청와대 정책실장은 화요일 "국민 배당금"제를 제안했다. 반도체 호조로 거두어진 초과 세수 일부를 국민에게 되돌려주자는 구상이다. After the proposal triggered controversy, the presidential office brushed it off as Kim’s personal opinion that had not been discussed internally. Nevertheless, the abrupt and radical suggestion from the government’

By The Korea Herald