A poll released on the 14th found more respondents said the government's tax reform plan would have a negative effect on the real estate market than those who expected a positive effect.
Korea Gallup surveyed 1,000 people nationwide ages 18 and older on the 11th to the 13th about the government's tax reform plan and the real estate market outlook, and 45% answered it would have a "negative effect." "Positive effect" was 24%, "no effect" was 12%, and "withheld opinion" was 19%.
By age, negative assessments outnumbered positive ones in all age groups. Among those 70 and older, negative was 51% and positive was 16%, the largest gap (35 percentage points). People in their 30s also showed a large gap, with negative at 50% and positive at 18% (32 percentage points). The smallest gap was among those in their 50s, with negative at 40% and positive at 38%.
On a question about how much the government should intervene in the real estate market, 40% said it should intervene less. Those saying it should intervene more were 27%, and 20% said the current level is appropriate. "Withheld opinion" was tallied at 13%.
In the same survey, Korea Gallup also asked about abolishing prosecutors' supplementary investigation authority. Fifty percent said abolishing that authority is "the wrong move," while 27% said it is "the right move." "Withheld opinion" was 23%. Negative views dominated, with a 23 percentage-point gap over positive views.
Support for abolishing the supplementary investigation authority was higher among supporters of the Democratic Party of Korea (53%) and among progressives (55%). By age, only those in their 40s (positive 38%, negative 37%) and 50s (positive 44%, negative 45%) were roughly split, while most other age groups leaned negative.
The survey was conducted by interviewers over the phone using the CATI method to call randomly generated mobile virtual numbers. The margin of error is ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. The response rate is 9.7%. For details, refer to the National Election Survey Deliberation Commission.