On the 23rd, Prime Minister Kim Min-seok said, "We will devise pan-government, full-scale support measures for corporations that have expanded new hiring."
That morning, Kim presided over a Cabinet meeting at the Government Complex Seoul in Jongno-gu, Seoul, and said, "Many corporations are responding to the president's appeal to create jobs for young people," announcing this plan.
He said, "The government reflected young people's voices as much as possible and yesterday announced the People's Sovereignty Government's policy direction on youth," adding, "It contains more than 140 policy tasks across areas such as jobs, asset building, and housing support."
He added, "We will proceed with substance and speed. The government will continue to identify high-impact tasks to deliver tangible improvements in young people's lives."
Before the Cabinet meeting, Kim and Cabinet members also held an event to promote consumption of agricultural and fishery foods for the Chuseok holiday.
Kim said, "We are selling (agricultural and fishery foods) at discounts of up to 50% through offline stores such as Hanaro Mart and online malls," and added, "We ask the government, public institutions, and business groups to take interest and take the lead in promoting consumption of our agricultural and fishery foods."
He stressed, "The barometer of restoring people's livelihoods is the recovery of domestic demand." He continued, "After the first round of livelihood support payments, consumption indicators hit their highest level in 7 years and 7 months, and since yesterday we have been making the second round of livelihood support payments," adding, "With the Chuseok holiday lasting up to 10 days, a large-scale discount event scheduled for late October, and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, we ask that, under the leadership of the deputy prime minister for the economy, you do your utmost to firmly seize the momentum for domestic demand recovery."