President Lee: "You may expect an increase in the public interest direct payment"
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President Lee Jae-myung has expressed a positive stance toward the demands of farmers and fishers. Attending a "Dialogue with Farmers and Fishers" meeting held at the Yeongbingwan guest house in Cheong Wa Dae, the President said in response to a request to raise the public interest direct payment, "I think you can expect it."
The public interest direct payment is money the government pays to farmers when they carry out public-interest activities such as environmental protection or farmland management. As an important system for stabilizing farm household incomes, farmers' groups have long called for this amount to be increased.
The President explained that raising the public interest direct payment is an important task the government must address. It is reported that the meeting discussed the difficulties farmers and fishers face in the field, as well as a number of their proposals.
The specific size of any increase or its timing has not yet been announced. Attention is growing on what plans the government will put forward and how it will respond to the expectations of farmers and fishers.
Sources: 뉴스1
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