"Special Act on Semiconductors" pushed back by impeachment...Delayed Support

[Anchor] The political situation has been in chaos due to the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Deok-soo, who served as acting president after President Yoon.Major bills that are considered urgent to be processed, such as the

Special Act on Semiconductors', are put on the back burner, and the ruling and opposition government-government consultative body, which will solve the extraordinary situation, is also drifting.

I'm reporter Jeong In-yong.

[Reporter]
On the 26th, a subcommittee meeting of the National Assembly's Trade, Industry and Energy Small and Medium Venture Business Committee was held for the first time in more than a month.

It was to review the bills, which included the Special Act on Semiconductor, which calls for financial support for semiconductor companies and flexible working hours.

However, the meeting was suspended as the Democratic Party of Korea pushed for the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Deok-soo on the grounds of suspension of the appointment of constitutional judges, making it difficult to process it within the year.

The industry had high expectations for the first meeting in more than a month due to emergency martial law and impeachment of the president, but it ended up empty-handed.

Among the details of the semiconductor law, the ruling and opposition parties have a wide gap in the 52-hour weekly exception for R&D personnel, and the confrontation situation has become steeper, so it is unclear when the meeting will be scheduled again and whether it will be coordinated again.

[Kim Sang-hoon / People's Power Policy Committee Chairman (27th): The bill is being delayed because the Democratic Party of Korea opposes a clause to ease the 52-hour workweek for semiconductor R&D workers./ Overseas competitors are engaged in research even late at night if necessary..]

The "Special Act on Power Network Expansion" and the "Special Act on High-Level Radioactive Waste" to respond to the demand for high-tech industrial electricity also failed to reach a conclusion and passed the year.Only some unopposed bills, such as

The Basic AI Act', 'A proposal to abolish the Short Control Act', and the 'Depositor Protection Act', have been dealt with.

On top of that, the ruling and opposition parties' government consultative body, which took on the role of handling state affairs, has not even taken its first step due to the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Deok-soo, making the situation of "cooperation" more uncertain in the future.

[Kang Yoo-jung / Minjoo Party floor spokesman: If the rebellion continues or the remnants of the civil war continue to rattle, the suppression of the civil war comes before the future task after overcoming the civil war.... The appointment of a constitutional judge or the acceptance of a special prosecutor (civil war) must be made without delay..]

Major economic issues seem to be on the back burner amid the unstable system of acting as an acting authority.

As the possibility of impeaching additional members of the State Council cannot be ruled out, there are concerns that the repeated political turmoil will increase the sense of crisis in the industry.

This is YTN Jeong Yong-yong.



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