President Lee Jae-myung said on the 8th that "there must never be a case where young people hesitate to marry because of national policy," and said he would improve 22 tasks that affect marriage, including loans, housing subscriptions, and the tax system.
On X (formerly Twitter) that day, Lee wrote, "I ordered a thorough investigation and report on institutional disadvantages that can be experienced due to marriage." Earlier, at a senior secretaries meeting in Feb., Lee received a report on the so-called "marriage penalty," where married people are disadvantaged in areas such as loans and housing subscriptions, and said, "We must identify it and fix it."
Lee said, "We heard various opinions through youth forums, real estate discussions, and reviews by related ministries," and added, "In that process, 22 tasks that directly affect housing and asset building, such as loans, housing subscriptions, and the tax system, were proposed as priorities."
The tasks attached to the post under "22 marriage penalties identified through youth voices" include: ▲ easing income requirements for the Didimdol home purchase and the Bogeumjari jeonse deposit loans ▲ expanding the dual-income income standard for the special newborn loan ▲ easing application requirements for the special supply for newlyweds ▲ allowing households that own two small homes after marriage to apply for housing subscriptions ▲ expanding exclusions from heavier acquisition tax for people who become owners of two homes after marriage ▲ improving the point system for marriage duration in the special supply for newlyweds ▲ improving disadvantages in marriage-related tax credits.
Lee said, "I intend to carefully examine, one by one, whether improvements are needed and whether the measures can be fair and provide practical help to everyone," and added, "If there are other systems you think are unreasonable, please feel free to tell us."