
Visit to the Central Financial Integration Support Center... “Providing opportunities for self-reliance for faithful repayers and supplementing gaps in the system”
Minister of Planning and Budget Park Hong-geun visited the Central Finance Integration Support Center to inspect support for the recovery of ordinary people and, if necessary, suggested reviewing additional financial resources during the National Assembly deliberation of next year's budget.
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Minister of Planning and Budget Park Hong-geun visited the Central Microfinance Integration Support Center to listen to on-site opinions and discuss ways to improve the microfinance support system.
Visit to the Microfinance Integration Support Center “We need to make sure there is no interruption in self-reliance support”
(Sejong = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Se-won = Minister of Planning and Budget Park Hong-geun said that if necessary, additional financial resources can be considered in next year's budget to help those who have experienced difficulties due to inability to meet debts.
According to the Ministry of Planning, Minister Park, who visited the Central Finance Integration Support Center in Jung-gu, Seoul on the 12th, said, "We must provide people experiencing difficulties with a chance to get back on their feet, but allow people who faithfully repay their debt to have a better opportunity for self-reliance," and added, "We will specify supplementary measures based on voices from the field and review any matters requiring additional budget during the National Assembly's deliberation of the 2027 budget."
He promised, “During the period of rising interest rates, we need to look into whether there is a point where support is cut off in the process of citizens using low-income financial products and becoming independent again.” He promised, “Relevant ministries will jointly review the difficulties and improvement suggestions raised in the field to make up for any gaps in the system.”
On this day, Minister Park held a meeting to improve the microfinance support system at the Microfinance Integration Support Center and listened to opinions from related ministries, public institutions, and private organizations.
While announcing the microfinance projects reflected in next year's budget, the limitations of existing microfinance and debt adjustment programs and ways to improve them were also discussed.
The Planning Ministry said that based on the opinions presented on this day, it plans to work with related ministries to prepare supplementary measures to ease the financial burden on the common people and support stable recovery and economic independence.
In particular, a step-by-step support system will be designed to provide substantial benefits to citizens who faithfully repay loans, including reducing the interest burden and linking follow-up financial support.
Borrowers who need debt restructuring will be provided with support tailored to their repayment ability and economic conditions, and plans will also be considered to strengthen links between related organizations so that counseling and recovery support can continue even after debt restructuring.
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Additional resources for low-income finance are reviewed during the National Assembly deliberation of the 2027 budget plan.
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