President Lee Jae-myung shared an article comparing property ownership taxes in Korea and major overseas cities, noting, "I was curious, too," and showing interest.
On the 24th, the president posted a link to an article titled "Ownership taxes in major advanced-country cities, compared with Korea?" on his X (formerly Twitter) account and left this message.
This is drawing attention because the president recently emphasized that "stabilizing dwellings prices is a matter that determines the success or failure of an administration and the fate of the Republic of Korea," and has continued policy deliberations to stabilize the real estate market.
However, Hong Ik-pyo, senior presidential secretary for political affairs, maintained a cautious stance in a broadcast interview on the 17th, saying, "Some mention the possibility of raising ownership taxes, but we are not reviewing that at this time."
The president also sent a message of encouragement to the Korea Fair Trade Commission for imposing sanctions on tteokbokki franchisor Sinjeon Foodsys, which forced franchisees to purchase goods. Sharing a related article, he wrote, "The Korea Fair Trade Commission (FTC) is doing well. Thank you to the FTC officials who are working hard."
Regarding the level of sanctions, the president added, "But perhaps because the scale is small, the amount of the (penalty surcharge) is not that large. I assume it was imposed at the maximum allowed by law?"
According to the Korea Fair Trade Commission (FTC) investigation, Sinjeon Foodsys was found to have forced franchisees to buy goods such as chopsticks and containers worth about 6.46 billion won from March 2021 to December 2023, and was hit with a 967 million won penalty surcharge.